Ill-treat (Verb)
Meaning
Treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The dictator is known to ill-treat his citizens for even the smallest infractions.
- The teacher's angry outbursts often made her students feel ill-treated in class.
- He has a history of ill-treating those who disagree with his policies.
- She made a point to avoid the acquaintance who had a tendency to ill-treat his friends.
- His tendency to ill-treat those he considered weaker was a sign of his deep-seated insecurities.