adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of ill-use form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Having been treated badly.

   "I said so - I said so warmly, for I felt that the Professor was an ill-used man."

Adjective

1. 1
   (of persons) taken advantage of wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

exploitedput-uponusedvictimisedvictimized

Example

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"I said so - I said so warmly, for I felt that the Professor was an ill-used man."

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