ill-treat
verb
ˈil-ˈtrēt 
ill-treated; ill-treating; ill-treats
transitive verb
: to treat cruelly or improperly : maltreat
ill-treatment
ˈil-ˈtrēt-mənt
noun 
Synonyms
- abuse
- brutalize
- bully
- ill-use
- kick around
- maltreat
- manhandle
- mess over [slang]
- mishandle
- mistreat
- misuse
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Word History
First Known Use
1689, in the meaning defined above
ill-treatment
noun
as in mistreatment
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- mistreatment
- maltreatment
- ill-usage
- mismanagement
- mishandling
- abuse
- destruction
- misuse
- mismanaging
- spoiling
- misapplication
- wrecking
- misusage
- debasement
- profanation
- perversion
- desecration
- prostitution
- damage
- corruption
- misemployment
- misutilization
- ruin
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- employment
- application
- use
- utilization