ill-treat
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ill-treat
(ĭl′trēt′)tr.v. ill-treat·ed, ill-treat·ing, ill-treats
To treat unkindly or harshly. See Synonyms at abuse.
ill′-treat′ment n.
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ill-treat
vb
(tr) to behave cruelly or harshly towards; misuse; maltreat
ˌill-ˈtreatment n
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ill′-treat′
v.t.
to treat badly; maltreat; abuse.
[1695–1705]
ill′-treat′ment, n.
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ill-treat
Past participle: ill-treated
Gerund: ill-treating
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Verb | 1. | ![]() 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!" |
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ill-treat
verb abuse, injure, harm, wrong, damage, harry, harass, misuse, oppress, dump on (slang, chiefly U.S.), mishandle, shit on (taboo slang), maltreat, ill-use, handle roughly, knock about or around The rescued hostages said they had not been ill-treated.
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ill
(il) – comparative worse (wəːs) : superlative worst (wəːst) – adjective1. 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.
noun1. 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 nounˌill-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 .
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ill-treat
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