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Adjective: ill-used  'il'yoozd
  1. (of persons) taken advantage of
    "The ill-used employees filed a complaint against their employer";
    - exploited, put-upon, used, victimized, victimised [Brit]
Verb: ill-use  il yooz
  1. Treat badly
    "The prisoners were ill-used by their captors";
    - mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-treat, step on [informal]

See also: misused

Type of: do by [Brit], handle, treat