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| assassinate |
to destroy, abuse, or defame. [1/2 definitions] |
| bullyrag |
to bully, abuse, or intimidate. |
| con3 |
(informal) pertaining to trickery or deception that involves an abuse of confidence. [1/3 definitions] |
| dish it out |
to deliver (criticism, abuse, or the like) strongly. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| extortion |
the act or an instance of coercing someone by force, threats, or abuse of authority to give something valuable, such as money, information, excessive interest, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| maltreat |
to treat badly, esp. with physical abuse. |
| mistreat |
to treat improperly; abuse. |
| misuse |
to treat wrongly; abuse. [1/3 definitions] |
| nonce2 |
(chiefly British; derogatory slang) an adult who commits the crime of sexual abuse, especially with a child. |
| obloquy |
abuse or censure, esp. as directed at one by many or by the general public; calumny. [1/2 definitions] |
| poison-pen |
of a letter, note, or the like, containing invective, abuse, or threats designed to damage the reputation or happiness of the recipient, and usu. written anonymously. |
| predatory |
tending to abuse or victimize others. [1/3 definitions] |
| profane |
to use for improper or degrading purposes; abuse. [1/5 definitions] |
| race-baiting |
engaging in verbal abuse of members of another race, esp. in front of a group of people of one's own race in order to agitate and sway. |
| revile |
to speak about or speak to with hostile insults; disparage or abuse. [2 definitions] |
| rough |
to physically abuse, usually for the purpose of threatening or gaining information (often fol. by "up"). [1/14 definitions] |
| scurrilous |
containing or marked by abuse or slander. [1/2 definitions] |
| self-abuse |
misuse or abuse of one's abilities, talents, health, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| shut down |
(informal) to thoroughly intimidate (someone), usu. through verbal abuse. [1/4 definitions] |
| Tammany Hall |
a powerful Democratic organization founded in 1789 in New York City, known for its corruption and political abuse in the late nineteenth century. |
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