"ill-used" meaning in English

See ill-used in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more ill-used [comparative], most ill-used [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} ill-used (comparative more ill-used, superlative most ill-used)
  1. (chiefly of persons) Having been treated badly. Related terms: misused Coordinate_terms: abused
    Sense id: en-ill-used-en-adj-pT88M7nE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} ill-used
  1. simple past and past participle of ill-use Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: ill-use
    Sense id: en-ill-used-en-verb-TTVcT6e3
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