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abuse(noun, verb, take, help, attack)
16
maltreat(verb, help, attack, hurt, ruin)
12
ill-treat(verb, help, hurt, ruin, damage)
9
desecrate(verb, wrong, abuse, harm, scorn)
9
injure(verb, attack, hurt, ruin, dismiss)
8
outrage(noun, verb, hurt, ruin, wrong)
7
hurt(noun, verb, attack, ruin, dismiss)
5
damage(noun, verb, hurt, ruin, abuse)
5
molest(verb, attack, hurt, ruin, damage)
5
wrong(noun, verb, hurt, ruin, damage)
4
ravish(wrong, abuse, insult, offend)
3
aggrieve(wrong, abuse, insult, offend)
3
insult(noun, wrong, abuse, offend)
3
mess up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hurt, ruin)
3
oppress(verb, hurt, dismiss, correct, wrong)
3
vitiate(verb, hurt, ruin, damage, abuse)
2
deflower(wrong, abuse, insult, offend)
2
mar(verb, hurt, ruin, destroy, damage)
2
persecute(verb, wrong, abuse, harm)
2
ravage(noun, verb, ruin, wrong, damage)
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