ill-treat


Also found in: Dictionary, Medical.
Graphic Thesaurus  🔍
Display ON
Animation ON
Legend
Synonym
Antonym
Related
  • verb

Synonyms for ill-treat

abuse

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for ill-treat

to hurt or injure by maltreatment

The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Synonyms for ill-treat

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
References in periodicals archive ?
Helpers should be given good clothes and good food, not ill-treated."
Among several questions, the counsel has asked if the 'prosecution was able to prove that neglect, abandon act, omission, assault or ill-treat was 'willfully',' as they asked if it is not willful then what would be the situation.
I would also like some questions answered: when will we learn that people who ill-treat animals will ill-treat children?
Why is nothing done t o people who ill-treat animals like this?
Col Mendonca was cleared of negligently performing the duty of ensuring his men did not ill-treat the Iraqi detainees.
Col Mendonca, 43, was cleared of negligently performing the duty of ensuring his men did not ill-treat the Iraqi detainees.
He was cleared on Wednesday of negligently performing the duty of insuring his men did not ill-treat Iraqi civilians in custody after hotel receptionist Baha Musa, 26, died in Basra in September, 2003.
provide new powers to the courts, police and government law enforcement agencies to deal effectively with people who ill-treat or neglect animals in their care.
Does this sound like the type of person who would ill-treat any animal?
Due to ill-treat old persons have to suffer and maltreatment and ignoring them often leads to heinous act such as committing suicide.
Boorman is one of four officers based at the dog section headquarters in Sandon, Essex, accused of either inciting officers to ill-treat animals or of failing to prevent officers from ill-treating animals.
The Hurriyat forum and JKLF in their separate statements in Srinagar said that Yasin Malik was being ill-treated in Tihar jail had set off alarm bells among the masses across Kashmir.
Despite the fact that Indian prisoners are treated well in Pakistan and extended all facilities, India has always ill-treated our prisoners.
Usually ill-treated by people, these policemen perform their duty with loyalty.
A former Tourism Minister under the Jerry John Rawlings regime, Mr Michael Afedi Gizo, has called for public dialogue on pension benefits of retirees and how senior citizens are neglected and ill-treated in the country.