Words and phrases that have a meaning related to abuse: (219 results)
Often used in the same context:
sexual abuse, abusers, mistreatment, maltreatment, sexual assault, neglect, misuse, molestation, bullying, victimization, cruelty, misbehavior, misconduct, harassment, violence, pedophilia, rape, sexual harassment, assaults, exploitation, crimes, fraud, misdealing, brutality, clergy, alcoholism, discrimination, mismanagement, addiction, trafficking, beatings, batterer, coverups, racism, vandalism, foeticide, drug addiction, corruption, allegations, malfeasance, desecration, indecencies, violations, barratry, homelessness, substance abuse, offenses, incidents, scandals, criminality, misdeeds, mental illness, injustice, femicide, outrages, torture, immoralities, embezzlement, desensitisation, avos, bastardisation, theft, sexting, willful neglect, misandry, identity theft, pedophile, abusiveness, kiddy porn, indecent assault, truancy, defilement, intimidation, carnal abuse, prosecutions, atrocities, humiliation, corporal punishment, maladministration, statutory rape, unfairness, corruptness, indiscretions, priests, juvenile delinquency, wrongdoing, trauma, prostitution, incest, homosexualism, misusage, fondling, perversion, depravity, hazing, dishonesty, criminal, coercion, drunkenness, homophobia, cocaine addiction, eating disorder, victimisation, delinquency, abuser, adversity, traumas, adversities, deprivation, dissatisfactions, maladjustment, injury, accident, alcohol, caffeine, cancer, disease, drug, error, infection, migraine, noise, pollution, poverty, substance, waste, aids, allergy, amphetamine
More specific:
billingsgate, child abuse, child neglect, curse, cut, drug abuse, fracture, habit, inhuman treatment, invective, kick around, persecution, rail, revile, scurrility, slang, stinger, take in vain, vilify, vitriol, vituperate, vituperation
Appears in the definition of:
aversion therapy, billingsgate, bja, bureau of justice assistance, domestic violence, drug of abuse, fracture, ganef, ganof, gonif, goniff, indulgence, jerk-off, kick around, low blow, methaqualone, multiplex, names, name calling, obloquy, opprobrium, purgatory, quaalude, reform, rip, ruggedisation, ruggedization, scurrility, slang, soft drug, street drug, torrent, tosser, vitriol, watergate, watergate scandal, zero tolerance
More general:
assail, assault, attack, discourtesy, disrespect, do by, employment, exercise, expend, handle, lash out, round, snipe, treat, usage, use, utilisation, utilization
Synonyms:
Also try:blackguard, clapperclaw, contumely, ill-treat, ill-treatment, ill-usage, ill-use, insult, maltreat, mistreat, pervert, revilement, shout
— Adjectives for abuse: sexual, physical, verbal, elder, emotional, child, domestic, personal, psychological, much, chronic, more...
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