ill-use

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ill-use

/ɪlˈjuːz/
/ɪlˈjuːs/

Rhymes with -uːz, -uːs

verb ill-uses · ill-using · ill-used

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.

noun

uncountable Bad, cruel or unkind treatment.

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@misc{ill_use_2026,
  title = {ill-use},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ill-use},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}