Abuse and Protest

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Abuse verb - To inflict physical or emotional harm upon.

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

Nearby Words: abusive, abused, abusing

Protest verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.

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Abuse and protest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abuse" instead a verb "Protest".

similar	similar abuse	similar protest
considerable	considerable abuse	considerable protest
heavy	heavy abuse	heavy protest
actual	actual abuse	actual protest
Other adjectives: constant, violent, massive, widespread, general, former, outright.

girl	abuse girl	protest girl
power	abuse power	protest power
position	abuse position	protest position
system	abuse system	protest system
Other words: fact, way, rule, law, authority, rules.

Most famously, she ripped up a photo of The Pope on a live TV broadcast in protest of the child sexual abuse going on within the Church.

Source: Cultural Rebel
Protest Song: "The Headmaster Ritual" and "Barbarism Begins At Home" against child abuse, the former by teachers and the latter by parents.

Source: Music / The Smiths
Kyoko from Ex Machina takes Nathan's verbal abuse for spilling wine on Caleb without protest, and seems to assume that any man present wants to use her for sex.

Source: Extreme Doormat

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