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present tense third-person singular of ill-use
Synonyms & Antonyms of ill-uses
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
- some of the employees felt so ill-used by the new manager that they quit
Synonyms for ill-uses
- abuses,
- brutalizes,
- bullies,
- ill-treats,
- kicks around,
- maltreats,
- manhandles,
- messes over
- [slang],
- mishandles,
- mistreats,
- misuses
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“Ill-uses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-uses. Accessed 17 Jan. 2022.
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