ill-use en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Meanings
- (uncountable) Bad, cruel or unkind treatment.
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
ill-use en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ɪlˈjuːz/
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Meanings
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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.
1958 March 14, T. Preston, “North Eastern Memories”, in Railway Magazine, page 206:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ill-used | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ill-used | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| ill-uses | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| ill-using | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |