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ill-usage
 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun ill-usage has 1 sense
  1. maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-usage, abuse - cruel or inhumane treatment
    --1 is a kind of mistreatment
    --1 has particulars:
     child abuse; child neglect; persecution; cruelty, inhuman treatment
    Derived form: verb ill-use1

Definitions from the Web

ill-usage

Definition

noun - wrongful or mistreatment of someone; abuse or misuse of something.

Senses

  1. Physical Ill-Usage: refers to the act of physically mistreating or abusing someone.
  2. Verbal Ill-Usage: refers to the act of verbally abusing or insulting someone.
  3. Misuse of Authority: refers to the wrongful exercise or abuse of power by someone in a position of authority.

Examples

  1. Physical Ill-Usage:
    • The victim suffered severe ill-usage at the hands of their captors.
    • The case highlighted the dire consequences of ill-usage within correctional facilities.
  2. Verbal Ill-Usage:
    • She couldn't bear his constant ill-usage and decided to end the toxic relationship.
    • The politician faced criticism for his ill-usage of language during the heated debate.
  3. Misuse of Authority:
    • The whistleblower unveiled the ill-usage of power within the organization.
    • He was fired due to his ongoing ill-usage of his managerial authority.

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