Abuse and Decay

Abuse

Abuse verb - To inflict physical or emotional harm upon.

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

Nearby Words: abusive, abused, abusing

Decay verb - To go through decomposition.

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Abuse and decay are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abuse" instead a verb "Decay".

Nearby Words: decayed, decaying, decadence, decadent

physical	physical abuse	physical decay
similar	similar abuse	similar decay
considerable	considerable abuse	considerable decay
heavy	heavy abuse	heavy decay
Other adjectives: nasty, real, constant, severe, massive, extreme, intense, serious, infamous, horrible, continued, mental, general, less, further, previous.

way	abuse way	decay way
bit	abuse bit	decay bit

But in this world of abuse and decay, nobody is innocent anyway.

Source: Music / Judicator
Mayfield said that the movie seemed like "a cocaine commercial," when he first saw it, and wrote songs decrying the urban decay and drug abuse that spawned such characters as the film's antihero.

Source: Music / Curtis Mayfield
Substance abuse is notorious for rapidly accelerating the accumulation of cellular damage and decay we normally identify as "aging".

Source: Younger Than They Look

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