Abuse and Confront

Abuse

Abuse verb - To inflict physical or emotional harm upon.

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Confront and abuse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Confront" instead a verb "Abuse".

Nearby Words: abusive, abused, abusing

Confront verb - To oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage.

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Abuse and confront are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abuse" instead a verb "Confront".

people	abuse people	confront people
wife	abuse wife	confront wife
family	abuse family	confront family
fact	abuse fact	confront fact
Other words: way, characters, mother, son, friends.

When he regains his memories, Kaneki is forced to confront the reality of the abuse he suffered at his mother's hands.

Source: Manga / Tokyo Ghoul
Adam goes straight to the school to confront Blake, where he hints that Blake was his abuse victim, attempts to kill him and permanently maims Yang.

Source: Web Animation / RWBY
Staging an Intervention: The entire Olympian pantheon stages one for Cupid to confront him about his substance abuse problems and inability to do his job properly.

Source: Series / Man Seeking Woman

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