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abuse
noun as in wrong use
Strongest matches
corruption, crime, exploitation, injustice, misconduct, misdeed, misuse, offense, prostitution, wrongdoing
Strong matches
debasement, delinquency, desecration, fault, misapplication, mishandling, mismanage, perversion, sin, wrong
noun as in physical hurting, injuring
Strongest matches
crime, damage, harm, injury, maltreatment, misdeed, offense, pollution, violation, wrongdoing
Strong matches
noun as in verbal attack
Strong matches
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
A former Reform UK MP is under investigation over alleged racial abuse against a Sky News journalist.
"Once again, this is an abuse of power that characterises the regime's retrograde practices. The aim is to silence a dissenting voice," it said in a statement.
Eleanor Lyons said that suggesting the system was being abused created a "tool for traffickers to use with those victims that they are exploiting".
Social media "is an amazing invention" but it is being used "for the purposes of abuse", he added.
He says he is confiscating "more fake badges than ever before", and that the Blue Badge system is being "thoroughly abused".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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