To do a wrong to; treat unjustly

• aggrieve

  1. To distress; afflict.
  2. To cause grief or injury to; offend
  3. To injure in one's legal rights

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  1. To distress; afflict.
  2. To cause grief or injury to; offend
  3. To injure in one's legal rights

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• oppress

  1. To keep down by the cruel or unjust use of power or authority; rule harshly; tyrannize over
  2. To keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority:
  3. To cause to feel worried or depressed:

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  1. To keep down by the cruel or unjust use of power or authority; rule harshly; tyrannize over
  2. To keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority:
  3. To cause to feel worried or depressed:

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• outrage

  1. To offend grossly against (standards of decency or morality); commit an outrage on.
  2. To cause great anger, indignation, etc. in
  3. To offend, insult, or wrong grievously

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  1. To offend grossly against (standards of decency or morality); commit an outrage on.
  2. To cause great anger, indignation, etc. in
  3. To offend, insult, or wrong grievously

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• wrong

  1. To treat (someone) unjustly or injuriously.
  2. In a wrong course or direction:
  3. In a wrong manner; mistakenly or erroneously:

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  1. To treat (someone) unjustly or injuriously.
  2. In a wrong course or direction:
  3. In a wrong manner; mistakenly or erroneously:

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To oppress, especially for religious reasons

• afflict

  1. (Obs.) To overthrow
  2. To cause grievous physical or mental suffering to.
  3. To cause pain or suffering to; distress very much

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  1. (Obs.) To overthrow
  2. To cause grievous physical or mental suffering to.
  3. To cause pain or suffering to; distress very much

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• harass

  1. To subject (another) to hostile or prejudicial remarks or actions; pressure or intimidate.
  2. To trouble, worry, or torment, as with cares, debts, repeated questions or demands, etc.
  3. To trouble by repeated raids or attacks, etc.; harry

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  1. To subject (another) to hostile or prejudicial remarks or actions; pressure or intimidate.
  2. To trouble, worry, or torment, as with cares, debts, repeated questions or demands, etc.
  3. To trouble by repeated raids or attacks, etc.; harry

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• hector

  1. To browbeat; bully
  2. To intimidate or dominate in a blustering way.
  3. (Intransitive) To behave like a bully; swagger.

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  1. To browbeat; bully
  2. To intimidate or dominate in a blustering way.
  3. (Intransitive) To behave like a bully; swagger.

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• bait

  1. (Archaic) To feed (animals) during a break in a journey
  2. To stop for food or rest during a trip.
  3. To entice or provoke, especially by trickery or strategy:

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  1. (Archaic) To feed (animals) during a break in a journey
  2. To stop for food or rest during a trip.
  3. To entice or provoke, especially by trickery or strategy:

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• victimize

  1. To subject to cruel or harmful treatment
  2. To punish someone unjustly.
  3. To injure or kill.

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  1. To subject to cruel or harmful treatment
  2. To punish someone unjustly.
  3. To injure or kill.

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• tyrannize

  1. To exercise absolute power:
  2. To oppress someone
  3. To govern or use authority harshly or cruelly; be oppressive

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  1. To exercise absolute power:
  2. To oppress someone
  3. To govern or use authority harshly or cruelly; be oppressive

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• outrage

  1. To cause great anger, indignation, etc. in
  2. To produce anger or resentment in:
  3. To offend, insult, or wrong grievously

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  1. To cause great anger, indignation, etc. in
  2. To produce anger or resentment in:
  3. To offend, insult, or wrong grievously

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• ill-treat

  1. To treat unkindly, cruelly, or unfairly; harm; abuse; maltreat

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  1. To treat unkindly, cruelly, or unfairly; harm; abuse; maltreat

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• oppress

  1. To keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority:
  2. To cause to feel worried or depressed:
  3. To keep down by the cruel or unjust use of power or authority; rule harshly; tyrannize over

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  1. To keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority:
  2. To cause to feel worried or depressed:
  3. To keep down by the cruel or unjust use of power or authority; rule harshly; tyrannize over

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• wrong

  1. To treat (someone) unjustly or injuriously.
  2. In a wrong course or direction:
  3. In a wrong manner; mistakenly or erroneously:

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  1. To treat (someone) unjustly or injuriously.
  2. In a wrong course or direction:
  3. In a wrong manner; mistakenly or erroneously:

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• imprison

  1. To put or keep in prison; jail
  2. To put in or as if in prison; confine.
  3. To restrict, limit, or confine in any way

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  1. To put or keep in prison; jail
  2. To put in or as if in prison; confine.
  3. To restrict, limit, or confine in any way

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• torment

  1. To annoy, pester, or harass:
  2. To annoy, harass, or tease
  3. To cause to undergo great physical pain or mental anguish.

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  1. To annoy, pester, or harass:
  2. To annoy, harass, or tease
  3. To cause to undergo great physical pain or mental anguish.

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• torture

  1. To overwork, misinterpret, or distort:
  2. To bring great physical or mental pain upon (another).
  3. To subject (a person or animal) to torture.

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  1. To overwork, misinterpret, or distort:
  2. To bring great physical or mental pain upon (another).
  3. To subject (a person or animal) to torture.

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• rack

  1. To torture by means of the rack.
  2. To cause great physical or mental suffering to:
  3. To go or move at a rack.

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  1. To torture by means of the rack.
  2. To cause great physical or mental suffering to:
  3. To go or move at a rack.

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• flog

  1. (Informal) To actively promote or deal in
  2. To beat severely with a whip or rod.
  3. To beat with a strap, stick, whip, etc., esp. as punishment

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  1. (Informal) To actively promote or deal in
  2. To beat severely with a whip or rod.
  3. To beat with a strap, stick, whip, etc., esp. as punishment

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• strike

  1. To come suddenly or unexpectedly; fall, light, etc. (on or upon)
  2. To thrust (a weapon, for example) in or into someone or something:
  3. To refuse to continue to work until certain demands are met; go on strike

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  1. To come suddenly or unexpectedly; fall, light, etc. (on or upon)
  2. To thrust (a weapon, for example) in or into someone or something:
  3. To refuse to continue to work until certain demands are met; go on strike

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• beat

  1. To emit sound when struck:
  2. (Informal) To avoid or counter the effects of, often by thinking ahead; circumvent:
  3. To force to withdraw or retreat:

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  1. To emit sound when struck:
  2. (Informal) To avoid or counter the effects of, often by thinking ahead; circumvent:
  3. To force to withdraw or retreat:

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• scourge

  1. To punish, chastise, or afflict severely
  2. To whip or flog
  3. To afflict with severe or widespread suffering and devastation; ravage.

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  1. To punish, chastise, or afflict severely
  2. To whip or flog
  3. To afflict with severe or widespread suffering and devastation; ravage.

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• kill

  1. (Informal) To overcome with laughter, chagrin, pleasure, surprise, etc.
  2. To thwart passage of; veto:
  3. To cause (an engine, etc.) to stop; turn off

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  1. (Informal) To overcome with laughter, chagrin, pleasure, surprise, etc.
  2. To thwart passage of; veto:
  3. To cause (an engine, etc.) to stop; turn off

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• crucify

  1. To criticize harshly; pillory:
  2. To treat cruelly; torment:
  3. To put (a person) to death by nailing or binding to a cross.

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  1. To criticize harshly; pillory:
  2. To treat cruelly; torment:
  3. To put (a person) to death by nailing or binding to a cross.

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• maltreat

  1. To treat roughly or unkindly; abuse
  2. To treat in a rough or cruel way; abuse.

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  1. To treat roughly or unkindly; abuse
  2. To treat in a rough or cruel way; abuse.

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• banish

  1. To force to leave a country or place by official decree; exile:
  2. To drive away; expel:
  3. To send or put away; get rid of

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  1. To force to leave a country or place by official decree; exile:
  2. To drive away; expel:
  3. To send or put away; get rid of

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• expel

  1. To discharge from or as if from a receptacle:
  2. To force or drive out:
  3. To dismiss or send away by authority; deprive of rights, membership, etc.

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  1. To discharge from or as if from a receptacle:
  2. To force or drive out:
  3. To dismiss or send away by authority; deprive of rights, membership, etc.

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• exile

  1. To send into exile; banish:
  2. To force (someone) to leave his or her own country, community, etc.; banish

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  1. To send into exile; banish:
  2. To force (someone) to leave his or her own country, community, etc.; banish

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To torment persistently

• annoy

  1. (Archaic) To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.
  2. To cause irritation to (another); make somewhat angry.
  3. To be annoying

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  1. (Archaic) To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.
  2. To cause irritation to (another); make somewhat angry.
  3. To be annoying

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• worry

  1. To bother or annoy, as with petty complaints.
  2. To annoy, bother, harass, vex, etc.
  3. To touch or handle something nervously or persistently:

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  1. To bother or annoy, as with petty complaints.
  2. To annoy, bother, harass, vex, etc.
  3. To touch or handle something nervously or persistently:

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• tease

  1. To arouse sexual desire in (someone) deliberately with no intention of having sex.
  2. To urge persistently; coax:
  3. To say in a playful or mocking way:

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  1. To arouse sexual desire in (someone) deliberately with no intention of having sex.
  2. To urge persistently; coax:
  3. To say in a playful or mocking way:

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