ILL-TREATING Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

ill-treating

verb

present participle of ill-treat

as in abusing

to inflict physical or emotional harm upon anyone who ill-treats their pets should not be allowed to have any

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A day after the website went live on July 22, Gupta says people called him from unknown numbers, verbally abusing him and threatening him with violence.

— Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
The backlash intensified after reports of immigration authorities accessing Flock data, officers abusing the network to stalk women, and misreads that led to innocent people held at gunpoint.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

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Rudin had stepped away from producing in 2021, after a Hollywood Reporter story detailed multiple claims from Rudin’s former employees of bullying and verbal abuse as well as throwing objects at staff.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Many of Chelsea’s match-going supporters are old enough to remember their team regularly bullying Arsenal.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

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