Abuse and Lie

Abuse

Abuse noun - Harsh insulting language.

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Lie and abuse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lie" instead the word "Abuse" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: abusive, abused, abusing

Lie noun - A statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive.

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Abuse and lie are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abuse" instead the word "Lie" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Word: lied

human	human abuse	human lie
similar	similar abuse	similar lie
obvious	obvious abuse	obvious lie
blatant	blatant abuse	blatant lie
Other adjectives: nasty, actual, massive, downright, bad, terrible, horrible, cruel, possible, worst.

people	abuse people	lie people
status	abuse status	lie status
way	abuse way	lie way
rule	abuse rule	lie rule
Other words: harry, child, son, friends.

They abuse her emotionally and lie to her to make her hate herself, fooling her to believe that she is less than human.

Source: Honor-Related Abuse
They might keep up appearances of a Noble Demon but at best they will abuse the hell out of Exact Words and at their worst they will flat out lie and cheat in spite of it.

Source: Lawful Evil
Hypocrite: Olivia uses her fundamentalist faith as an excuse to starve, abuse, lie, blackmail, and commit outright murder, among other things.

Source: Literature / Flowers in the Attic

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