Word Study
ill-sorted |
ill-starred |
ill-suited |
ill-tempered |
ill-timed |
ill-treat
| ill-treated
| ill-treatment
| ill-usage
| ill-use
| ill-used
ill-treat
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb ill-treat has 1 sense
- ill-treat(v = verb.social) abuse, ill-use, maltreat, mistreat, step - treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" is one way to do by, handle, treat
Derived form noun ill-treatment1
Sample sentence:
They want to ill-treat the prisoners
ROGET THESAURUS
ill-treat
Badness
VB be hurtful, cause evil, produce evil, inflict evil, work evil, do evil, damnify, endamage, hurt, harm, injure, pain, wrong, aggrieve, oppress, persecute, trample upon, tread upon, bear hard upon, put upon, overburden, weigh down, weigh heavy on, victimize, run down, molest, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, ill-treat, buffet, bruise, scratch, maul, smite, do violence, do harm, do a mischief, stab, pierce, outrage, do mischief, make mischief, bring into trouble, destroy.
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