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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  ill-used \ill`-used"\ adj.
     1. taken advantage of; treated badly; -- of persons. [WordNet
        sense 1]
  
     Syn: exploited, put-upon, used, victimized.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. Misapplied.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Ill-used \Ill`-used"\, a.
     Misapplied; treated badly.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  ill-used
       adj : of persons; taken advantage of; "after going out of his way
             to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated
             but used" [syn: exploited, put-upon, used, victimized,
              victimised]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  ill-used
     a.
     Having been treated badly.
     vb.
     (infl of en ill-use  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  ill-used
     a.
     Having been treated badly.
     vb.
     (infl of en ill-use  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  ill-used
     a.
     Having been treated badly.
     vb.
     (infl of en ill-use  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  ill-used
     a.
     Having been treated badly.
     vb.
     (infl of en ill-use  ed-form)

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ill-used /ˈɪl jˈuːzd/
  misshandelt
        "be ill-used by sb."  - von jdm. misshandelt werden
   see: ill-use sb., ill-using
  

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