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ill-use

  [v. il-yooz; n. il-yoos] 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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ill-us·age   (ĭl'yōō'sĭj, -zĭj)
n.  Bad treatment; ill-use.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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