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noun wrong use
Synonyms: corruption, crime, debasement, delinquency, desecration, exploitation, fault, injustice, misapplication, misconduct, misdeed, mishandling, mismanage, misuse, offense, perversion, prostitution, sin, wrong, wrongdoing
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noun physical hurting, injuring
Synonyms: crime, damage, defilement, harm, hurt, impairment, injury, malevolence, maltreatment, manhandling, misdeed, offense, pollution, violation, wrongdoing
Antonyms: aid, help, preservation, respect
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noun verbal attack
Synonyms: bad-mouthing, blame, castigation, censure, curse, curses, defamation, derision, hosing, insults, invective, kicking around, knifing, libel, obloquy, opprobrium, pushing around, put-down, quinine, reproach, revilement, scolding, signifying, slander, swearing, tirade, upbraiding, vilification, vituperation
Antonyms: acclamation, adulation, approval, commendation, plaudit, praise
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verb physically hurt or injure
Synonyms: bang up, beat up, bung up, corrupt, cut up, damage, defile, deprave, desecrate, harm, hose, ill-treat, impair, maltreat, mar, mess up, mishandle, mistreat, misuse, molest, oppress, persecute, pollute, roughhouse, rough up, ruin, shake up, spoil, taint, total, victimize, violate, wax
Antonyms: cherish, defend, help, preserve, protect, respect
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verb use wrongly
Synonyms: dissipate, exhaust, misemploy, mishandle, misuse, overburden, overtax, overwork, prostitute, spoil, squander, taint, waste
Antonyms: benefit, care for, esteem, prize, respect, revere
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verb attack with words
Synonyms: backbite, bad-mouth, bash, belittle, berate, blow off, calumniate, cap, castigate, cuss out, cut down, cut to the quick, decry, defame, derogate, discount, do a number on, dump on, give a black eye, hurl brickbat, insult, knock, minimize, nag, offend, oppress, persecute, pick on, put down, rag on, reproach, revile, ride, rip up, run down, scold, signify, slam, slap, sling mud, smear, sound, swear at, tear apart, trash, upbraid, vilify, vituperate, zing
Antonyms: acclaim, adulate, approve, commend, compliment, praise
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verb take advantage of
Synonyms: do an injustice to, exploit, impose on, use, wrong
Antonyms: cherish, esteem, honor, respect, revere, treasure