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ill use

/ɪlˈjuz/
noun
  1. Bad or unfair treatment; the state of being treated poorly.
    • He wrote a letter complaining about the ill-use of the library's resources.
    • Years of ill-use had left the old house in terrible condition.
    • The prisoners suffered great ill-use during their captivity.
verb
  1. To treat someone or something badly or unfairly; to misuse or abuse.
    • It is wrong to ill-use your power just because you can.
    • She felt her trust had been ill-used by her so-called friend.
    • The landlord was known to ill-use his tenants by ignoring repair requests.
Synonyms
abusemistreatmisuse
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