171 entries under noun topic. ×

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wrong(verb, hurt, ruin, damage)
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catachresis(abuse, waste, cruelty, application)
4
consumption(waste, use, devouring)
4
debasement(wrong, abuse, neglect, fault)
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defilement(abuse, deterioration, trash, contamination)
4
ill-treatment(wrong, abuse, waste, neglect)
4
ill use(verb, expression, phrasal verb, waste)
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malapropism(abuse, waste, cruelty, application)
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mishandling(wrong, abuse, neglect, fault)
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mismanage(verb, ruin, wrong, abuse)
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pollution(contamination, smog, dirtiness, effluence)
4
solecism(abuse, waste, cruelty, application)
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violation
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contamination(abuse, smog, dirtiness, effluence)
3
dissipation(ruin, abuse, waste, application)
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distortion(misrepresentation, falsification, deformity)
3
embezzlement
3
exploitation(wrong, abuse, waste, neglect)
3
fouling(abuse, deterioration, trash, contamination)
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injury(wrong, damage, abuse, evil)
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