'ill-usage' definitions:
Definition of 'ill-usage'
(from WordNet)
noun
Cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse" [syn: maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-usage, abuse]
Definition of 'ill-usage'
From: GCIDE
- ill-usage \ill-usage\ n.
- 1. cruel or inhumane treatment.
- Syn: maltreatment, ill-treatment, abuse. [WordNet 1.5]