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ill usage
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ill-use
/
v.
ˈɪlˈyuz
;
n.
ˈɪlˈyus
/
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[
v.
il
-
yooz
;
n.
il
-
yoos
]
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verb,
-used,
-us⋅ing,
noun
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–verb (used with object)
1.
to treat badly, unjustly, cruelly, etc.
–noun
2.
Also,
ill-usage.
bad, unjust, or cruel treatment.
Origin:
1835–45
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[v. il-yooz; n. il-yoos] 
verb, -used, -us⋅ing, noun 