| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | Wrong, often corrupt use: abuse, misapplication, misappropriation, mishandling, perversion. See TREAT WELL. | | VERB: | 1. To hurt or injure by maltreatment: abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mishandle, mistreat. See HELP. 2. To use wrongly and improperly: abuse, misapply, misappropriate, mishandle, pervert. See TREAT WELL.
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