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To treat cruelly
- transitive verb : to treat cruelly or roughly : abuse
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The meaning of MALTREAT is to treat cruelly or roughly : abuse. How to use maltreat in a sentence.
to treat someone cruelly or violently: He had been badly maltreated as a child. Synonyms. abuse. ill-treat. mistreat. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Treating people or animals badly. a raw deal idiom. abuser. anti-harassment. at the hands of someone idiom. batten on someone. hit someone where it hurts idiom. ill-treatment. ill-used.
Maltreat definition: to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse. See examples of MALTREAT used in a sentence.
to treat someone cruelly or violently: He had been badly maltreated as a child. Synonyms. abuse. ill-treat. mistreat. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Treating people or animals badly. abuser. anti-harassment. at the hands of someoneidiom. batten on someone. hit someone where it hurtsidiom. ill-treatment. ill-used. impose.
If you're cruel to someone on purpose, you maltreat them. You can also say abuse or mistreat. If a big company maltreats its workers, they may rebel by going on strike or joining a lawsuit.
1 day ago · maltreat. (mæltriːt ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense maltreats , present participle maltreating , past tense, past participle maltreated. verb [usually passive] If a person or animal is maltreated, they are treated badly, especially by being hurt .
Definition of maltreat verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
