'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]