ill-treatment
21ill-usage — noun cruel or inhumane treatment the child showed signs of physical abuse • Syn: ↑maltreatment, ↑ill treatment, ↑abuse • Derivationally related forms: ↑abuse (for: ↑abuse), ↑ …
22ill — ill1 W3S3 [ıl] adj [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: illr] 1.) especially BrE suffering from a disease or not feeling well American Equivalent: sick ▪ Bridget can t come she s ill. ▪ I was feeling ill that day and decided to stay at home. ▪… …
23ill — ill1 W3S3 [ıl] adj [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: illr] 1.) especially BrE suffering from a disease or not feeling well American Equivalent: sick ▪ Bridget can t come she s ill. ▪ I was feeling ill that day and decided to stay at home. ▪… …
24ill — 1 /Il/ adjective 1 (not usually before noun) especially BrE suffering from a disease or not feeling well; sick: Bridget can t come she s ill. | feel ill: I was feeling ill that day, and decided to stay at home. | be taken ill/fall ill (=become… …
25ill-treat — UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms ill treat : present tense I/you/we/they ill treat he/she/it ill treats present participle ill treating past tense ill treated past participle ill treated formal to treat a person or animal in a cruel or unkind …
26ill-use — Synonyms and related words: abuse, active use, appliance, application, atrocity, batter, bleed, bleed white, bruise, buffet, consumption, do violence to, do wrong by, do wrong to, drain, employ, employment, exercise, exertion, exploit, good use,… …
27ill-treat — verb treat badly This boss abuses his workers She is always stepping on others to get ahead • Syn: ↑mistreat, ↑maltreat, ↑abuse, ↑ill use, ↑step • Derivationally related forms …
28ill-use — verb treat badly This boss abuses his workers She is always stepping on others to get ahead • Syn: ↑mistreat, ↑maltreat, ↑abuse, ↑step, ↑ill treat • Derivationally related forms …
29ill- — UK [ɪl] / US prefix 1) badly: used with many past participles They were ill equipped to fight. His lips moved in ill disguised (= not well hidden) amusement. 2) bad or unpleasant: used with some nouns Prisoners complained of ill treatment by the… …
30ill-use — verb ill treat. noun (ill use) ill treatment …
