- Newsday Crossword
- December 12 2023
- Treat badly
Treat badly
We have found the following answers matching the query 'Treat badly' in our database: For more stats and recent usage scroll down and continue reading. Treat badly crossword clue was last seen on December 12 2023 in the popular Newsday Crossword.
| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher | | 99% | ABUSE | Treat badly | Newsday |
Definition
| • | To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to misuse; to put to a bad use; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert; as, to abuse inherited gold; to make an excessive use of; as, to abuse one's authority. |
| • | To use ill; to maltreat; to act injuriously to; to punish or to tax excessively; to hurt; as, to abuse prisoners, to abuse one's powers, one's patience. |
| • | To revile; to reproach coarsely; to disparage. |
| • | To dishonor. |
| • | To violate; to ravish. |
| • | To deceive; to impose on. |
| • | Improper treatment or use; application to a wrong or bad purpose; misuse; as, an abuse of our natural powers; an abuse of civil rights, or of privileges or advantages; an abuse of language. |
| • | Physical ill treatment; injury. |
| • | A corrupt practice or custom; offense; crime; fault; as, the abuses in the civil service. |
| • | Vituperative words; coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; virulent condemnation; reviling. |
| • | Violation; rape; as, abuse of a female child. |
Recent Usage in Crossword Puzzles:
- Newsday: Dec 12, 2023
- Thomas Joseph: Sep 30, 2023
- Thomas Joseph: Dec 3, 2022
- Wall Street Journal: Oct 22, 2022
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