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Best answers for Ill-treatment – Crossword Clue


Answer: abuse


Clue Length Answer
Ill-treatment4 lettersharm
  1. Definition: 1. the act of damaging something or someone

Ill-treatment5 lettersabuse
  1. Definition: 1. use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"

Ill-treatment6 lettersslight
  1. Definition: 1. pay no attention to, disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance"

Ill-treatment6 lettersmisuse
  1. Definition: 1. change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"

Ill-treatment7 lettersnursing
  1. Definition: 1. give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"

Ill-treatment7 lettersoutrage
  1. Definition: 1. strike with disgust or revulsion;

Ill-treatment8 lettersmisusage

    Ill-treatment8 lettersviolence
    1. Definition: 1. an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"

    Ill-treatment9 lettersviolation
    1. Definition: 1. an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment"

    Ill-treatment12 lettersmistreatment
    1. Definition: 1. the practice of treating (someone or something) badly; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother"


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