ill-used Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb treat badly
    ill-use; ill-treat; maltreat; step; abuse; mistreat.
    • This boss abuses his workers
    • She is always stepping on others to get ahead
  2. adjective satellite of persons; taken advantage of
    exploited; put-upon; victimised; victimized; used.
    • after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used

WordNet

Ill`-used" adjective
Definitions
  1. Misapplied; treated badly.

Webster 1913