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abuse
noun as in wrong use
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corruption, crime, exploitation, injustice, misconduct, misdeed, misuse, offense, prostitution, wrongdoing
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debasement, delinquency, desecration, fault, misapplication, mishandling, mismanage, perversion, sin, wrong
noun as in physical hurting, injuring
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crime, damage, harm, injury, maltreatment, misdeed, offense, pollution, violation, wrongdoing
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noun as in verbal attack
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blame, castigation, censure, curse, curses, defamation, derision, hosing, insults, invective, knifing, libel, obloquy, opprobrium, put down, quinine, reproach, revilement, scolding, signifying, slander, swearing, tirade, upbraiding, vilification, vituperation
Weak matches
verb as in physically hurt or injure
verb as in use wrongly
verb as in attack with words
Strong matches
backbite, bash, belittle, berate, calumniate, cap, castigate, decry, defame, derogate, discount, knock, minimize, nag, oppress, reproach, ride, scold, signify, slam, slap, smear, sound, trash, upbraid, vilify, vituperate, zing
Weak matches
bad-mouth, blow off, cuss out, cut down, cut to the quick, do a number on, dump on, give a black eye, hurl brickbat, pick on, put down, rag on, rip up, run down, sling mud, swear at, tear apart
verb as in take advantage of
Example Sentences
The memoir, which the BBC bought from a book store in central London days before its official release, paints a picture of a web of rich and powerful people abusing young women.
"Hopefully this will set the tone for his papacy, because we want to work with him. We have the same goal, we want to end clergy abuse."
Much of Virginia Giuffre's story has been heard before but in her memoir, published posthumously, the abuse is described in appalling detail.
Spears has previously denied having substance abuse issues.
An abuse victim has resigned from the panel overseeing the national inquiry into grooming gangs, over fears of a conflict of interest with two potential chairs.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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