Definition of Ill-usage

1. Noun. Cruel or inhumane treatment. "The child showed signs of physical abuse"

Exact synonyms: Abuse, Ill-treatment, Maltreatment
Generic synonyms: Mistreatment
Specialized synonyms: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Persecution, Cruelty, Inhuman Treatment
Derivative terms: Abuse, Ill-treat, Ill-use, Maltreat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ill-usage

ill-humored
ill-humoured
ill-judged
ill-mannered
ill-natured
ill-omened
ill-proportioned
ill-shapen
ill-sorted
ill-starred
ill-tempered
ill-timed(a)
ill-treat
ill-treated
ill-treatment
ill-usage (current term)
ill-use
ill-used
Illampu
illapse
illapsed
illapses
illapsing
illation
illations
illative
illative
illatively
illatives
illaudable

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