Definition for Ill-treatment:

• cruel or inhumane treatment

Synonyms for Ill-treatment:

• n.

  •abuse (noun)
  • abuse.
  •hurt (noun)
  • ill,
  • soreness,
  • nick,
  • mischief,
  • down,
  • prejudice,
  • scratch,
  • loss,
  • mark,
  • misfortune,
  • black and blue,
  • Ouch,
  • sore,
  • pang,
  • outrage,
  • disservice,
  • bruise,
  • blow,
  • discomfort,
  • detriment,
  • wrong,
  • pain,
  • gash,
  • wound,
  • disadvantage,
  • suffering,
  • ache,
  • chop,
  • distress,
  • disaster,
  • ruin.
  •ill-treatment (noun)
  • maltreatment,
  • ill-usage.
  •persecution (noun)
  • exile,
  • massacre,
  • infliction,
  • banishment,
  • killing,
  • Bashing,
  • expulsion,
  • annoyance,
  • provoking,
  • torment,
  • pestering,
  • oppression,
  • imprisonment,
  • teasing,
  • murder,
  • galling.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • Mauling.

Paraphrases for Ill-treatment:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    maltreatment, ill-treated, mistreatment, abuse.
  • Proper noun, singular
    maltreatment, abuses, mistreatment, abuse.
  • Noun, plural
    abuses.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    maltreatment, ill-treated, mistreatment, abuse.
  • Adverb
    abuse.
  • Verb, past tense
    abused.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    mistreating.
  • Verb, past participle
    abused, mistreatment.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    maltreatment.
  • Verb, base form
    maltreatment, mistreatment, abuse.

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    treatment.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    treatment.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    cruelty.
  • Proper noun, singular
    cruelty.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    cruelty.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    abused, ill-treating, maltreated, abusive, tortured.
  • Noun, plural
    abusers, beatings.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    harassment, brutality, beating, violence, neglect, bullying.
  • Verb, past tense
    ill-treated.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Maltreating.
  • Verb, past participle
    treated, Inflicted, beaten, Dealt, ill-treated, maltreated.

Antonyms for Ill-treatment:

• n.

  • hurt
    blessing, joy, assist, benefit, ease, luck, healing, advantage, happiness, win, remedy, health, miracle, prosperity, aid, gain, pleasure, good fortune, success, cheer, help, relief, cure, kindness, comfort, profit.
  • mishandling
    goodness, behavior.
  • misuse
    praise.
  • persecution
    succor, stimulation.