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kill(verb, stop, end, beat, destroy)
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lay waste(verb, expression, idiom, break, end)
13
mangle(verb, stop, break, cut, beat)
12
bungle(noun, verb, disorder, confusion, mess)
12
deface(verb, break, end, cut, beat)
12
defile(noun, verb, break, hurt, reduce)
12
finish(noun, verb, close, help, end)
12
injure(verb, break, cut, beat, hurt)
12
sabotage(noun, verb, activity, stop, break)
12
sack(noun, verb, break, reduce, destroy)
12
undermine(verb, stop, break, cut, hurt)
11
dash(noun, verb, stop, upset, break)
11
death(noun, drop, close, end, decline)
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deterioration(noun, drop, end, decline, hurt)
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disintegration(noun, state, drop, decline, disorder)
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havoc(noun, verb, act, help, end)
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muddle(noun, verb, disorder, confusion, mess)
11
pillage(noun, verb, break, reduce, destroy)
11
screw up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, blunder, fumble)
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vandalize(verb, activity, break, hurt, destroy)
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