ill-usage

  • 21ill-use — verb treat badly This boss abuses his workers She is always stepping on others to get ahead • Syn: ↑mistreat, ↑maltreat, ↑abuse, ↑step, ↑ill treat • Derivationally related forms …

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  • 22ill-use — v. /il yoohz /; n. /il yoohs /, v., ill used, ill using, n. v.t. 1. to treat badly, unjustly, cruelly, etc. n. 2. Also, ill usage. bad, unjust, or cruel treatment. [1835 45] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 23ill-use — verb (transitive usually passive) formal to treat someone badly or unfairly: She s been ill used by her colleagues. ill usage / ju:sIdZ/ noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24ill use — /ɪl ˈjus/ (say il yoohs) noun bad, unjust, or cruel treatment. Also, ill usage …

  • 25ill — ill, sick Ill and sick share responsibilities in peculiar ways, and are not always interchangeable. To begin with, ill is more usually predicative (placed after a verb, as in She was ill), whereas sick occurs naturally in attributive position… …

    Modern English usage

  • 26Ill Bethisad — ou L Univers est une histoire alternative conçue en collaboration, avec environ 30 participants. Elle a été créée par le néo zélandais Andrew Smith. Au lieu d avoir un seul point central de divergence, Ill Bethisad est fait de plusieurs points… …

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  • 27ill-formed — adj. 1. (Grammar) not grammatical; ungrammatical; not conforming to the rules of grammar or accepted usage. Opposite of {grammatical}. Syn: ungrammatical. [WordNet 1.5] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 28ill — ill1 W3S3 [ıl] adj [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: illr] 1.) especially BrE suffering from a disease or not feeling well American Equivalent: sick ▪ Bridget can t come she s ill. ▪ I was feeling ill that day and decided to stay at home. ▪… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29ill — ill1 W3S3 [ıl] adj [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: illr] 1.) especially BrE suffering from a disease or not feeling well American Equivalent: sick ▪ Bridget can t come she s ill. ▪ I was feeling ill that day and decided to stay at home. ▪… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30ill — /ɪl / (say il) adjective (worse, worst) 1. physically disordered, as the health; unwell, sick, or indisposed. 2. evil, wicked, or bad: ill repute. 3. objectionable, unsatisfactory, poor, or faulty: ill manners. 4. hostile or unkindly: ill feeling …