ill-use

(ĭl′yo͞oz′)

tr.v. ill-used, ill-us·ing, ill-us·es

To maltreat.

n. (ĭl′yo͞os′)

Unjust or poor treatment; ill-usage.

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ill-use

to use badly or cruelly; abuse; maltreat

harsh or cruel treatment; abuse

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ill-use

(v. ˈɪlˈyuz; n. -ˈyus)

v. -used, -us•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to treat badly or unjustly.

2. Also, ill′-us′age. bad or unjust treatment.

[1835–45]

ill-use

Past participle: ill-used
Gerund: ill-using

Imperative
ill-use
ill-use

Present
I ill-use
you ill-use
he/she/it ill-uses
we ill-use
you ill-use
they ill-use

Preterite
I ill-used
you ill-used
he/she/it ill-used
we ill-used
you ill-used
they ill-used

Present Continuous
I am ill-using
you are ill-using
he/she/it is ill-using
we are ill-using
you are ill-using
they are ill-using

Present Perfect
I have ill-used
you have ill-used
he/she/it has ill-used
we have ill-used
you have ill-used
they have ill-used

Past Continuous
I was ill-using
you were ill-using
he/she/it was ill-using
we were ill-using
you were ill-using
they were ill-using

Past Perfect
I had ill-used
you had ill-used
he/she/it had ill-used
we had ill-used
you had ill-used
they had ill-used

Future
I will ill-use
you will ill-use
he/she/it will ill-use
we will ill-use
you will ill-use
they will ill-use

Future Perfect
I will have ill-used
you will have ill-used
he/she/it will have ill-used
we will have ill-used
you will have ill-used
they will have ill-used

Future Continuous
I will be ill-using
you will be ill-using
he/she/it will be ill-using
we will be ill-using
you will be ill-using
they will be ill-using

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been ill-using
you have been ill-using
he/she/it has been ill-using
we have been ill-using
you have been ill-using
they have been ill-using

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been ill-using
you will have been ill-using
he/she/it will have been ill-using
we will have been ill-using
you will have been ill-using
they will have been ill-using

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been ill-using
you had been ill-using
he/she/it had been ill-using
we had been ill-using
you had been ill-using
they had been ill-using

Conditional
I would ill-use
you would ill-use
he/she/it would ill-use
we would ill-use
you would ill-use
they would ill-use

Past Conditional
I would have ill-used
you would have ill-used
he/she/it would have ill-used
we would have ill-used
you would have ill-used
they would have ill-used

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Verb

ill-use - treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

abuse, ill-treat, maltreat, mistreat, step

do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"

kick around - treat badly; abuse; "They won't have me to kick around any more!"

ill-use

verb

To hurt or injure by maltreatment:

abuse, ill-treat, maltreat, mishandle, mistreat, misuse.

Translations

ill-use

[ˈɪlˈjuːz] VT → maltratar, tratar mal

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ill-use

vt → schlecht behandeln, schlecht umgehen mit; (physically) → misshandeln

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ill

(il) – comparative worse (wəːs) : superlative worst (wəːst) – adjective

1. not in good health; not well. She was ill for a long time.

2. bad. ill health; These pills have no ill effects.

3. evil or unlucky. ill luck.

adverb

not easily. We could ill afford to lose that money.

noun

1. evil. I would never wish anyone ill.

2. trouble. all the ills of this world.

ill-

badly. ill-equipped; ill-used.

ˈillness noun

a state or occasion of being unwell. There is a lot of illness in the village just now; childhood illnesses.

ˌill-at-ˈease adjective

uncomfortable; embarrassed. She feels ill-at-ease at parties.

ˌill-ˈfated adjective

ending in, or bringing, disaster. an ill-fated expedition.

ˌill-ˈfeeling noun

(an) unkind feeling (towards another person). The two men parted without any ill-feeling(s).

ˌill-ˈmannered / ˌill-ˈbred adjective

having bad manners. He's an ill-mannered young man.

ˌill-ˈtempered / ˌill-ˈnatured adjective

having or showing bad temper. Don't be so ill-natured just because you're tired.

ˌill-ˈtreat verb

to treat badly or cruelly. She often ill-treated her children.

ˌill-ˈtreatment noun

ˌill-ˈuse (-ˈjuːz) verb

to ill-treat.

ˌill-ˈwill noun

unkind feeling. I bear you no ill-will.

be taken ill

to become ill. He was taken ill at the party and was rushed to hospital.

ill means unwell: He was very ill when he had pneumonia .
sick means vomiting or inclined to vomit: He was sick twice in the car ; I feel sick .