ill-use
1ill-use — I verb abuse, abuti, afflict, be hurtful, be malevolent, bruise, buffet, castigate, cause evil, damage, deal hard measure to, do an injustice to, do evil, do harm to, do violence, do wrong, flagellate, grind, harm, hurt, ill treat, injure, knock… …
2ill-use — [il′yo͞oz′; ] for n. [, il′yo͞os′] vt. ill used, ill using to treat unfairly, unkindly, or cruelly; use badly; abuse n. ILL USAGE …
3ill-use — v. 1. to treat badly. Syn: mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill treat. [WordNet 1.5] …
4ill-use — || ‚ɪl‚juËz make poor use of, take advantage of something for negative purposes …
5ill use — index abuse (corrupt practice), abuse (physical misuse), misemploy, mishandle (maltreat), mistreat, misuse, persecute …
6ill-use — [ ,ıl juz ] verb transitive FORMAL to treat someone in an unfair or unkind way …
7ill-use — Synonyms and related words: abuse, active use, appliance, application, atrocity, batter, bleed, bleed white, bruise, buffet, consumption, do violence to, do wrong by, do wrong to, drain, employ, employment, exercise, exertion, exploit, good use,… …
8ill-use — verb treat badly This boss abuses his workers She is always stepping on others to get ahead • Syn: ↑mistreat, ↑maltreat, ↑abuse, ↑step, ↑ill treat • Derivationally related forms …
9ill-use — verb ill treat. noun (ill use) ill treatment …
10ill-use — v. /il yoohz /; n. /il yoohs /, v., ill used, ill using, n. v.t. 1. to treat badly, unjustly, cruelly, etc. n. 2. Also, ill usage. bad, unjust, or cruel treatment. [1835 45] * * * …
