Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ill-used

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.69 in modern English

Syllables
il-l-used
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of ill-use

adj

Having been treated badly.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more ill-used (comparative) most ill-used (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

misused abused

Synonyms

exploited put-upon used victimized victimised

Questions

What does ill-used mean?
simple past and past participle of ill-use

How to pronounce ill-used

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