ILL-USAGE Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

ill-usage

noun

Definition of ill-usage

as in mistreatment

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Noun

The Spanish government is investigating accusations detailed in an Amnesty International report of mistreatment and torture by Spanish soldiers.

— JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
The Spanish government is investigating allegations detailed in an Amnesty International report of mistreatment and torture by Spanish soldiers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of mistreatment

Noun

Officers understood that a move against Maduro without clear guarantees of immunity meant risking imprisonment, torture, confiscation of assets, and the ill-treatment of their families.

— Bobby Ghosh, Time, 3 Jan. 2026
On the stand, Nash testified to Combs’ ill-treatment Fine during the years he was employed.

— DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 24 Sep. 2025

Definition of ill-treatment

Noun

The program is linked to a 32% drop in infant maltreatment reports, which represents a massive prevention of child welfare involvement.

— Mona Hanna, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
The maltreatment eventually led her to run away, later re-entering foster care.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Definition of maltreatment

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Fiscal budget mismanagement is a major part of our ever increasing tax levels in Winter Springs.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
He was hired by Italy’s Agnelli family to run Fiat in 2004 when, due to previous mismanagement and the recession, few in the auto industry believed it could be saved.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of mismanagement

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