101 entries under ruin topic. ×

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abuse(noun, verb, take, help, attack)
23
misapply(verb, take, abuse, blow)
17
misapplication(noun, wrong, abuse, waste)
16
maltreat(verb, help, attack, hurt)
13
misemploy(verb, abuse, blow, harm)
12
harm(noun, verb, attack, hurt)
12
ill-treat(verb, help, hurt, damage)
11
waste(noun, verb, go, destroy)
9
injure(verb, attack, hurt, dismiss)
9
mishandle(verb, help, hurt, abuse)
8
outrage(noun, verb, hurt, wrong)
7
hurt(noun, verb, attack, dismiss)
6
squander(verb, go, play, abuse)
5
blow(verb, abuse, waste, spoil)
5
damage(noun, verb, hurt, abuse)
5
molest(verb, attack, hurt, damage)
5
wrong(noun, verb, hurt, damage)
4
mismanage(noun, verb, wrong, abuse)
3
dissipation(noun, abuse, waste, application)
3
mess up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hurt)
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