Bully and Mishandle

Bully

Bully verb - To inflict physical or emotional harm upon.
Usage example: children who had been bullied by their father since infancy

Mishandle and bully are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mishandle" instead a verb "Bully".

Nearby Words: bull, bullying, bullied, bulled, bulling

Mishandle

Mishandle verb - To inflict physical or emotional harm upon.
Usage example: having been shuffled from foster home to foster home, the orphaned girl felt she had been mishandled by an uncaring society

Bully and mishandle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bully" instead a verb "Mishandle".

Nearby Word: mishandling
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