ill-use
[verb il-yooz; noun il-yoos]
verb (used with object), ill-used, ill-us·ing.
to treat badly, unjustly, cruelly, etc.
noun
Also ill-us·age. bad, unjust, or cruel treatment.
Origin of ill-use
First recorded in 1835–45
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Related Words for illuse
ill-use, exhaust, squander, overwork, maltreat, taint, overburden, mishandle, dissipate, spoil, mistreat, misuse, waste, prostitute, overtax, ill-treat, misemployill-use
verb (ˈɪlˈjuːz)
noun (ˈɪlˈjuːs) ill-usage
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