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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
She announced her intent to call out this administration’s egregious abuses of power and lawlessness.
Jesus Leyva said in an interview that the children grew up in a world marked by violence and witnessed their father physically abusing their mother.
They are calling on the Electoral Commission to launch a full inquiry into what they say is an abuse of the system to gain an unfair advantage.
It also stated the unit which deals with online images of child abuse has insufficient staff and "can't effectively manage its high workloads".
In her request for a temporary restraining order, she told a judge she was afraid to return to her home with Morgan, who she said was arrested for domestic abuse in the past.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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