What does ill-use mean?
Ill-use means To treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly..
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/ɪlˈjuːz/ · verb
To treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly..
A Newcastle shunter, Goodchild, working at one end of Forth Goods Yard, was for some reason moved to the other end, with no loss of pay: he thought he was ill-used and ceased work, as did a number of sympathisers.
Use ill-use when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ill-use means To treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly..
Common synonyms include abuse, maltreat, mistreat, ill-treat.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A Newcastle shunter, Goodchild, working at one end of Forth Goods Yard, was for some reason moved to the other end, with no loss of pay: he thought he was ill-used and ceased work, as did a number of sympathisers.
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