ill-use

[ verb il-yooz; noun il-yoos ]

/ verb ˈɪlˈyuz; noun ˈɪlˈyus /

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verb (used with object), ill-used, ill-us·ing.

to treat badly, unjustly, cruelly, etc.

noun

Also ill-usage. bad, unjust, or cruel treatment.

Origin of ill-use

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby ill-use

illuminator, illumine, illuminism, illuminometer, illus., ill-use, illusion, illusionary, illusionism, illusionist, illusive

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Example sentences from the Web for ill-use

For them, who now ill-use you, you have gone through life but half a man.
Long Live the King|Mary Roberts Rinehart
Oh, probably because she can ill-use it to her heart's content.
Woman and Artist|Max O'Rell
That little men should have ventured to ill-use you, has hurt your pride.
The Duke's Children|Anthony Trollope
He was Costantino's guardian; the boy had some money of his own, his uncle spent it all, and then began to ill-use him.
After the Divorce|Grazia Deledda

There was nobody to tease or ill-use him, and he was never ill.
The Little Lame Prince|Miss Mulock--Pseudonym of Maria Dinah Craik

British Dictionary definitions for ill-use

ill-use

verb (ˈɪlˈjuːz)

to use badly or cruelly; abuse; maltreat

noun (ˈɪlˈjuːs) ill-usage

harsh or cruel treatment; abuse

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单词	ill-use
释义	ill-use [ verb il-yooz; noun il-yoos ] / verb ˈɪlˈyuz; noun ˈɪlˈyus / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ill-use ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), ill-used, ill-us·ing. to treat badly, unjustly, cruelly, etc. noun Also ill-usage. bad, unjust, or cruel treatment. Origin of ill-use First recorded in 1835–45 Words nearby ill-use illuminator, illumine, illuminism, illuminometer, illus., ill-use, illusion, illusionary, illusionism, illusionist, illusive Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ill-use For them, who now ill-use you, you have gone through life but half a man. Long Live the King\|Mary Roberts Rinehart Oh, probably because she can ill-use it to her heart's content. Woman and Artist\|Max O'Rell That little men should have ventured to ill-use you, has hurt your pride. The Duke's Children\|Anthony Trollope He was Costantino's guardian; the boy had some money of his own, his uncle spent it all, and then began to ill-use him. After the Divorce\|Grazia Deledda There was nobody to tease or ill-use him, and he was never ill. The Little Lame Prince\|Miss Mulock--Pseudonym of Maria Dinah Craik British Dictionary definitions for ill-use ill-use verb (ˈɪlˈjuːz) to use badly or cruelly; abuse; maltreat noun (ˈɪlˈjuːs) ill-usage harsh or cruel treatment; abuse Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ill-use exhaust, squander, ill-treat, overwork, maltreat, taint, overburden, mishandle, dissipate, spoil, mistreat, misuse, waste, prostitute, overtax, misemploy
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ill-use

verb (used with object), ill-used, ill-us·ing.

noun

Origin of ill-use

Words nearby ill-use

Example sentences from the Web for ill-use

British Dictionary definitions for ill-use

verb (ˈɪlˈjuːz)

noun (ˈɪlˈjuːs) ill-usage

Words related to ill-use