I was kicked by a drunk and got injured.
treating poorly; ill-treatment; abuse
Figurative use: treating someone with contempt or cruelty, as if kicking them. Often used in the phrase 足蹴にする meaning 'to treat someone like dirt' or 'to kick around'.
He is the kind of boss who treats his subordinates like dirt.
It's terrible to treat your benefactor so poorly.
Standard kanji spelling; the kanji 蹴 is not a jōyō kanji but is commonly used in this word.
Kana-mixed spelling using げ for the second character; less common but still encountered.
Compound of 足 (foot) and 蹴 (kick). The figurative sense derives from the image of kicking someone who is already down, implying contemptuous treatment.