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Ill-use   /ɪl-jus/   Listen
Ill-use

verb
1.
Treat badly.  Synonyms: abuse, ill-treat, maltreat, mistreat, step.  "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"





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"Ill-use" Quotes from Famous Books



... the day would never come when he should neglect or ill-use his darling; Sylvia smiled a little, without much attending to, or caring for, the words that were detaining her, tired as she was; John and Jeremiah chuckled over the joke; but the words came up again in after days, as words idly ...
— Sylvia's Lovers, Vol. III • Elizabeth Gaskell


Words linked to "Ill-use" :   ill-usage, mistreat, abuse, step, kick around, do by, handle, treat


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