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sex abuse

sex abuse noun: synonym of sexual abuse.

Noun

sex abuse (uncountable)

  1. (crime) Synonym of sexual abuse.
    Synonyms:
    sexual abuse

Synonyms of sex abuse

Origin of sex abuse

Compound of sex + abuse.

Words formed from sex abuse

Questions about sex abuse

What does sex abuse mean?
Sex abuse means synonym of sexual abuse.
What part of speech is sex abuse?
Sex abuse is a noun.

Words near sex abuse in the dictionary

  1. sews
  2. sews up
  3. sewster
  4. sewsters
  5. sex
  6. sex abuse
  7. sex act
  8. sex acts
  9. sex addict
  10. sex addicts
  11. sex aid

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