Ill-usage

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  ill-usage \ill-usage\ n.
     1. cruel or inhumane treatment.
  
     Syn: maltreatment, ill-treatment, abuse.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ill-usage
       n : cruel or inhumane treatment [syn: {maltreatment}, {ill-treatment},
            {abuse}]