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Adjective ill-used has 1 sense
- exploited, ill-used, put-upon, used, victimized, victimised - of persons; taken advantage of; "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used"
Antonym: used (indirect, via misused)
Verb ill-use has 1 sense
- mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat - treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
--1 is one way to treat, handle, do by
Sample sentence:
They want to ill-use the prisoners
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