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    ILL-USAGE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Cruel or inhumane treatmentplay

    Example:

    the child showed signs of physical abuse

    Synonyms:

    abuse; ill-treatment; ill-usage; maltreatment

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("ill-usage" is a kind of...):

    mistreatment (the practice of treating (someone or something) badly)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ill-usage"):

    child abuse (the physical or emotional or sexual mistreatment of children)

    child neglect (failure of caretakers to provide adequate emotional and physical care for a child)

    persecution (the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion))

    cruelty; inhuman treatment (a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering)

    Derivation:

    ill-use (treat badly)

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