Abuse and Wreck

Abuse

Abuse verb - To inflict physical or emotional harm upon.

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

Nearby Words: abusive, abused, abusing

Wreck verb - To cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking.

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Abuse and wreck are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abuse" instead a verb "Wreck".

Nearby Words: wrecked, wrecker, wreckage, wrecking

emotional	emotional abuse	emotional wreck
human	human abuse	human wreck
physical	physical abuse	physical wreck
nasty	nasty abuse	nasty wreck
Other adjectives: actual, massive, serious, bad, hideous, horrible, mental, psychological, aforementioned, horrific.

And she will wreck you if you abuse the slave girls (Ako, Natsume, and Akira) she's watching over.

Source: Mama Bear / Anime and Manga
John Callahan was a newspaper cartoonist who got in a drunken car wreck at the age of 21, the result of a lengthy struggle with abuse and alcoholism and left him paraplegic.

Source: Creator Breakdown / Newspaper Comics
For good reason, as her abuse left her the broken wreck she is now, and she's also responsible for Fluttershy's Bystander Syndrome.

Source: Knight Of Cerebus / Fan Works

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