ill-usage

2 definitions found

ill-usage - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  ill-usage \ill-usage\ n.
     1. cruel or inhumane treatment.
  
     Syn: maltreatment, ill-treatment, abuse.
          [WordNet 1.5]

ill-usage - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ill-usage
      n 1: cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of
           physical abuse" [syn: maltreatment, ill-treatment,
           ill-usage, abuse]