ill-use in English

verb
1
ill-treat (someone).
His words were that you ill-used me and then utterly disowned us.
noun
1
ill-treatment.
Shylock is certainly a more malicious individual than Antonio, Bassanio, or Portia, yet there can be no question that the Jew suffers ill use at the hands of the Christians.

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1. To hurt or injure by maltreatment; ill-use.