ill-usage
/'il'ju:zidʤ/
Definition
- Noun:
- Cruel or inhumane treatment; abuse: "Ill-usage" refers to the act of treating someone or something in a harsh, cruel, or unjust manner, often involving physical or psychological harm.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The report documented the ill-usage of prisoners in the facility.
- The animal shelter rescues pets from neglect and ill-usage.
Advanced Usage
- "to suffer ill-usage": to be subjected to cruel or abusive treatment.
- Many refugees have suffered ill-usage during their journey.
Variants and Related Words
- Ill-use (verb/noun): to treat badly or unfairly; cruel treatment. This is a direct variant.
- Verb: It is wrong to ill-use those who are weaker.
- Noun: The equipment broke down due to constant ill-use.
- Maltreatment (noun): cruel or violent treatment; a close synonym.
- Abuse (noun): the improper treatment of a person or thing, often cruel or violent.
Synonyms
- Mistreatment: The action of treating someone badly.
- Maltreatment: Cruel or violent treatment.
- Abuse: Improper, cruel, or violent treatment of a person or object.
- Persecution: Hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race, political, or religious beliefs.
Related Phrases
- Subject to ill-usage: To cause someone to experience cruel treatment.
- The whistleblower feared being subjected to ill-usage by his superiors.
Related Idioms
- To kick someone when they are down: To treat someone badly when they are already in a vulnerable state. This idiom conveys a sense of cruel treatment similar to ill-usage.
- Firing her after the bereavement was like kicking her when she was down.
Noun
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cruel or inhumane treatment
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the child showed signs of physical abuse
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