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Meanings of
ill-usage
in inglés
portugués
abuso
catalán
dicteri
español
malos tratos
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Cruel or inhumane treatment.
abuse
maltreatment
ill-treatment
español
malos tratos
Sinónimos
Examples for "
abuse
"
abuse
maltreatment
ill-treatment
Examples for "
abuse
"
1
All political parties accept there is a serious problem with alcohol
abuse
.
2
To Oprah's credit, she mentioned victims of
abuse
outside the entertainment industry.
3
If the alcohol
abuse
stops, then the physical health problems will stop.
4
Armed with information, children are better able to report
abuse
to you.
5
Government has also availed a number of avenues for victims of
abuse
.
1
Background: Pregnant victims of childhood
maltreatment
are more likely to deliver preterm.
2
Published today, the NSPCC survey is the largest UK study into child
maltreatment
.
3
That led researchers to suggest the
maltreatment
might have been triggered by crying.
4
The
maltreatment
of their townsman had kindled the spark of discontent to flame.
5
The
maltreatment
of the Negroes will be nationalized by this exodus.
1
The idea is simple: to prevent torture or
ill
-
treatment
before it happens.
2
By his
ill-treatment
of her; he beat her and trampled upon her.
3
The feeling is very strong at present against
ill-treatment
of the slaves.
4
Sudan has previously denied allegations of indiscriminate arrests and
ill
-
treatment
of detainees.
5
Every thought of the
ill-treatment
he had received vanished from his mind.
Usage of
ill-usage
in inglés
1
He was an absolute sepulchre in the swallowing of oppression and
ill-usage
.
2
I trust you suffered no
ill-usage
at the hands of the rebels.
3
He would describe the gross
ill-usage
to which he had been subjected.
4
Here, then, was a pretext for further
ill-usage
of the unfortunate slaves.
5
Methinks that love never dies, unless it be murdered by downright
ill-usage
.
6
Crime is evolved from perverted natures, and natures become perverted from
ill-usage
.
7
Poor little friendless rat, doubtless his mind has been disordered with
ill-usage
.
8
Surely, no gentleman had ever before been subjected to
ill-usage
so violent!
9
Such intolerable
ill-usage
Mr. Gibson had never suffered in his life.
10
His horse bears the marks of
ill-usage
,
and is in an emaciated condition.
11
It might be that she had suffered cruel
ill-usage
in this.
12
I accepted
ill-usage
from the Gentiles as one accepts the weather.
13
He died at Halsted poorhouse from the effects of the
ill-usage
.
14
This last leads to slovenly shearing,
ill-usage
of the sheep, and general dissatisfaction.
15
When the Indian complained of this
ill-usage
he was severely whipped.
16
He addressed them in their own language, protesting vainly against such shameful
ill-usage
.
Other examples for "ill-usage"
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About this term
ill-usage
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
cruel ill-usage
even ill-usage
suffer no ill-usage
absolute ill-usage
accept ill-usage
More collocations
Translations for
ill-usage
portugués
abuso
injúria
catalán
dicteri
improperis
motada
insult
español
malos tratos
abuso
maltrato
uso indebido
Ill-usage
through the time
Ill-usage
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common