ill-treat
verb (used with object)
to treat badly; maltreat; abuse.
ill-treatment
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a word derived from
ill-treat.
Example Sentences
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After learning of Andrea’s ill-treatment, she began to blend elements of this domestic horror into her work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
A group of 96 migrants were unlawfully detained at a Kent processing centre and subjected to ill-treatment by staff and humiliation, their lawyer has told the High Court.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2024
The Taliban-led foreign affairs ministry said their supreme spiritual leader had issued the amnesty order and another order against torture or ill-treatment of people in custody.
From Reuters ● Aug. 22, 2023
At the start of the four-day appeal hearing, Husain said the High Court judges had “failed to scrutinize” British government assurances that people sent to Rwanda would not suffer ill-treatment.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
It turned out, however, that Blackavar, when not crushed by humiliation and ill-treatment, was a good cut above the ordinary.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
