ill-use

ill-use

(ĭl′yo͞oz′)tr.v. ill-used, ill-us·ing, ill-us·es To maltreat.n. (ĭl′yo͞os′) Unjust or poor treatment; ill-usage.

ill-use

vb to use badly or cruelly; abuse; maltreat n harsh or cruel treatment; abuse

ill-use

(v. ˈɪlˈyuz; n. -ˈyus)

v. -used, -us•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to treat badly or unjustly. n. 2. Also, ill′-us′age. bad or unjust treatment. [1835–45]

ill-use

Past participle: ill-used
Gerund: ill-using

Imperative	ill-useill-use

Present	I ill-useyou ill-usehe/she/it ill-useswe ill-useyou ill-usethey ill-use

Preterite	I ill-usedyou ill-usedhe/she/it ill-usedwe ill-usedyou ill-usedthey ill-used

Present Continuous	I am ill-usingyou are ill-usinghe/she/it is ill-usingwe are ill-usingyou are ill-usingthey are ill-using

Present Perfect	I have ill-usedyou have ill-usedhe/she/it has ill-usedwe have ill-usedyou have ill-usedthey have ill-used

Past Continuous	I was ill-usingyou were ill-usinghe/she/it was ill-usingwe were ill-usingyou were ill-usingthey were ill-using

Past Perfect	I had ill-usedyou had ill-usedhe/she/it had ill-usedwe had ill-usedyou had ill-usedthey had ill-used

Future	I will ill-useyou will ill-usehe/she/it will ill-usewe will ill-useyou will ill-usethey will ill-use

Future Perfect	I will have ill-usedyou will have ill-usedhe/she/it will have ill-usedwe will have ill-usedyou will have ill-usedthey will have ill-used

Future Continuous	I will be ill-usingyou will be ill-usinghe/she/it will be ill-usingwe will be ill-usingyou will be ill-usingthey will be ill-using

Present Perfect Continuous	I have been ill-usingyou have been ill-usinghe/she/it has been ill-usingwe have been ill-usingyou have been ill-usingthey have been ill-using

Future Perfect Continuous	I will have been ill-usingyou will have been ill-usinghe/she/it will have been ill-usingwe will have been ill-usingyou will have been ill-usingthey will have been ill-using

Past Perfect Continuous	I had been ill-usingyou had been ill-usinghe/she/it had been ill-usingwe had been ill-usingyou had been ill-usingthey had been ill-using

Conditional	I would ill-useyou would ill-usehe/she/it would ill-usewe would ill-useyou would ill-usethey would ill-use

Past Conditional	I would have ill-usedyou would have ill-usedhe/she/it would have ill-usedwe would have ill-usedyou would have ill-usedthey would have ill-used

Thesaurus

Verb

1.ill-use - treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"abuse, ill-treat, maltreat, mistreat, stepdo by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"kick around - treat badly; abuse; "They won't have me to kick around any more!"

ill-use

verbTo hurt or injure by maltreatment:abuse, ill-treat, maltreat, mishandle, mistreat, misuse.

Translations

ill

(il) – comparative worse (wəːs) : superlative worst (wəːst) – adjective1. not in good health; not well. She was ill for a long time. 生病的 有病的2. bad. ill health; These pills have no ill effects. 不好的 坏的3. evil or unlucky. ill luck. 不祥的 不吉祥的 adverb not easily. We could ill afford to lose that money. 幾乎無法 难以处理的，困难地 noun1. evil. I would never wish anyone ill. 災禍 不幸2. trouble. all the ills of this world. 問題 灾祸ill- badly. ill-equipped; ill-used. 不好地 不好地ˈillness noun a state or occasion of being unwell. There is a lot of illness in the village just now; childhood illnesses. 疾病 疾病ˌill-at-ˈease adjective uncomfortable; embarrassed. She feels ill-at-ease at parties. 不自在的 不自在的ˌill-ˈfated adjective ending in, or bringing, disaster. an ill-fated expedition. 結局悲慘的，帶來不幸的 招致不幸的ˌill-ˈfeeling noun (an) unkind feeling (towards another person). The two men parted without any ill-feeling(s). 敵意 敌意ˌill-ˈmannered / ˌill-ˈbred adjective having bad manners. He's an ill-mannered young man. 舉止粗魯的 举止粗鲁的，无礼貌的 ˌill-ˈtempered / ˌill-ˈnatured adjective having or showing bad temper. Don't be so ill-natured just because you're tired. 脾氣暴燥的 易发火的ˌill-ˈtreat verb to treat badly or cruelly. She often ill-treated her children. 虐待 虐待ˌill-ˈtreatment noun 虐待 虐待ˌill-ˈuse (-ˈjuːz) verb to ill-treat. 虐待 虐待ˌill-ˈwill noun unkind feeling. I bear you no ill-will. 惡意 恶意be taken ill to become ill. He was taken ill at the party and was rushed to hospital. 生病 得病ill means unwell: He was very ill when he had pneumonia .
sick means vomiting or inclined to vomit: He was sick twice in the car ; I feel sick .