ill-treated
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- adjective
- /ɪl ˈtriːtɪd/
- NSFW
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Watch on YouTubeTo be so poorly paid and so badly treated.
- To be so poorly paid and so badly treated.
Examples
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In fact, we were ill-treated in that place from some British officers.
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In their own behaviour towards us, they ill-treated us.
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And I can tell you what, if their identities had been revealed as special forces, they would have been very badly treated indeed by the Iraqis.
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The Liberian declaration described how the former slaves had been so ill-treated in the United States that they were forced to come to Africa as 'asylum from our deep degradation'.
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Bauer asserted that Christians were being ill-treated because South Carolina has a license plate promoting non-belief.
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The workers felt they were being ill-treated by their supervisor, who often yelled at them for minor mistakes.
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During the war, many civilians were ill-treated by occupying forces, suffering from both neglect and violence.
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The anecdote highlighted how the animals were ill-treated in the circus, living in cramped cages without care.
Synonyms
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Treated cruelly or violently, often more than once
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Feeling deep emotional pain and distress
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A person who has been hurt physically or emotionally by someone many times
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Treated unfairly and made to suffer by other people
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To behave badly towards someone and show no respect
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Treated badly by other people
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Treated cruelly or unfairly by other people
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Hurt or abused by other people
Antonyms
How Treated
Surface Forms
Morphology
ill-treated = treated (transparent) = ill + treat + ed
The adjective is formed by adding the adverbial/negative element 'ill-' to 'treated', giving the clear meaning 'badly treated'.
Etymology
The word ill-treated breaks into ill- meaning 'bad', as in ill-will or ill-tempered, and treated from treat, meaning 'to act toward someone', as in treatment. So, ill-treated describes someone who was acted toward badly, or treated cruelly or unfairly.