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In pain or suffering due to maltreatment

Having been mistreated or assaulted, especially physically

Past tense for to treat someone or something badly or unkindly

Past tense for to exploit someone for one's own benefit, especially in an underhanded way

Past tense for to cause anguish or distress to, typically with ill-treatment

Past tense for to put down or control by cruelty or force

Past tense for to mistreat someone

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Adjective

In pain or suffering due to maltreatment

underprivileged

under one's thumb

under the thumb

physically abused

led by the nose

at beck and call

in one's pocket

under someone's heel

in one's clutches

taken advantage of

treated like dirt

tied to someone's apron strings

subjected to nagging

without a mind of one's own

in fear of one's partner

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“The ill-treated dog showed clear signs of physical and emotional distress, with visible scars and a shrunken demeanor.”

Adjective

Having been mistreated or assaulted, especially physically

Verb

Past tense for to treat someone or something badly or unkindly

handled roughly

offended against

treated roughly

done an injustice to

did an injustice to

inflicted pain on

discriminated against

inflicted suffering on

did the dirty on

done the dirty on

took advantage of

taken advantage of

hit where one lives

made things hot for someone

punished unfairly

put on the rack

done a disservice to

did a disservice to

stepped on the toes of

laid a bad trip on

interfered with

gave a hard time

caused injury to

beat the living daylights out of

had your knife into

gave someone the works

given a hard time

given someone the works

laid a finger on

stacked the deck

beatbeat the living daylights out of the living daylights out of

done violence to

did violence to

showed ill will towards

shown ill will towards

gave no quarter

gone for jugular

given no quarter

went for jugular

did an injury to

done an injury to

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“He had a great respect and fondness for animals and could not understand how anyone could ill-treat them.”

Verb

Past tense for to exploit someone for one's own benefit, especially in an underhanded way

took advantage of

taken advantage of

treated unfairly

walked all over

lived off the backs of

took for a ride

taken for a ride

put one over on

withheld rights from

took liberties with

taken liberties with

took unfair advantage of

taken unfair advantage of

gave the business

given the business

taken for granted

took for granted

used for one's own ends

played for a sucker

put to advantage

done an injustice to

did an injustice to

turned to account

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Verb

Past tense for to cause anguish or distress to, typically with ill-treatment

Verb

Past tense for to put down or control by cruelty or force

treated harshly

tyrannized over

rode roughshod over

ridden roughshod over

walked all over

trampled underfoot

weighed heavy upon

ruled with a rod of iron

ruled with an iron hand

gained mastery over

brought someone to their knees

gained ascendancy over

gained control of

brought to heel

rendered incapable

played the heavy with

rendered helpless

rendered powerless

kept under thumb

domineered over

ruled despotically

had someone under your thumb

treated brutally

disenfranchised

kept in subjection

kept in submission

gotten hooks into

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Verb

Past tense for to mistreat someone

treated unfairly

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