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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. cruel or inhumane treatment;
- Example: "the child showed signs of physical abuse"
[syn: maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-usage, abuse]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

ill-usage \ill-usage\ n.
   1. cruel or inhumane treatment.

   Syn: maltreatment, ill-treatment, abuse.
        [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ill-usage
    n 1: cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of
         physical abuse" [syn: maltreatment, ill-treatment,
         ill-usage, abuse]