My sister used me very ill since this transaction; her ill usage commenced about a fortnight after it happened; she then threatened to turn me out of doors, and wished that every bit I put in my mouth might choke me.
He bore his ill usage with a tranquil dignity which endeared him to me more than ever, and made me proud and happy to suffer with him and for him.
Do you make this disturbance on account of the ill usage you received from Mr Kent?
She found it very difficult to assert herself, and tended to confide ill usage to Pope rather than directly confronting those responsible.
It is a fact that few made such a practice as he of complaining so vociferously, or so unjustifiably, about their ill usage at the queen's hands.
He returned to England in January 1701 but on arrival in the Downs found that his crew had dispatched a round robin to the Admiralty alleging his ill usage of them.
Synonyms
abuse, mistreatment, maltreatment, bad treatment, ill use, misuse, victimization
Definition of ill usage in US English:
ill usage
noun
Bad or cruel treatment.
he bore his ill usage with a tranquil dignity
Example sentencesExamples
He returned to England in January 1701 but on arrival in the Downs found that his crew had dispatched a round robin to the Admiralty alleging his ill usage of them.
He bore his ill usage with a tranquil dignity which endeared him to me more than ever, and made me proud and happy to suffer with him and for him.
My sister used me very ill since this transaction; her ill usage commenced about a fortnight after it happened; she then threatened to turn me out of doors, and wished that every bit I put in my mouth might choke me.
It is a fact that few made such a practice as he of complaining so vociferously, or so unjustifiably, about their ill usage at the queen's hands.
Do you make this disturbance on account of the ill usage you received from Mr Kent?
She found it very difficult to assert herself, and tended to confide ill usage to Pope rather than directly confronting those responsible.
Synonyms
abuse, mistreatment, maltreatment, bad treatment, ill use, misuse, victimization