Ill-treatment

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    bad, unkind or abusive treatment uncountable
  2. 2
    cruel or inhumane treatment wordnet

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abuseatrocityill-usageill-useinjurymaltreatment

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"He smarted under his friend's ill-treatment."

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