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ill-tempered |
ill-timed |
ill-treat |
ill-treated |
ill-treatment |
ill-usage
| ill-use
| ill-used
| ill-will
| ill-wind
| ill-wisher
ill-usage
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ill-usage has 1 sense
- ill-usage(n = noun.act) abuse, ill-treatment, maltreatment - cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse" is a kind of mistreatment
has particulars: child abuse, child neglect, persecution, cruelty, inhuman treatment
Derived form verb ill-use1
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