ill-usage

noun

bad, cruel or unkind treatment

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Meanings

nounill-usage (countable and uncountable, plural ill-usages)

plural ill-usages

  1. countableuncountablebad, cruel or unkind treatment

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncruel or inhumane treatment

Similar
maltreatmentill-treatmentabuse
Broader
mistreatment
Also see
abuseill-treatmentmaltreatment

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Irish ainíde, drochbhail
  • ainídebad, cruel or unkind treatment
  • drochbhailbad, cruel or unkind treatment
  • drochídebad, cruel or unkind treatment
  • ídebad, cruel or unkind treatment
  • íospairtbad, cruel or unkind treatment
  • oidhebad, cruel or unkind treatment
  • raiceáilbad, cruel or unkind treatment
Cite this entry
APA

ill-usage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-usage

MLA

“ill-usage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-usage. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ill-usage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-usage.

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