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- DictionaryMal·treat/malˈtrēt/
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- 1. treat (a person or animal) cruelly or with violence: "children die from neglect or are maltreated by their carers"
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Maltreat is a verb that means to treat cruelly or roughly, or to abuse someone or something. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and usage of maltreat from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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. 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 is a verb that means to be very cruel to a person or an animal. Learn how to use it in sentences, synonyms, pronunciation and word origin with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary app.
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.
Maltreat means to treat badly, cruelly, or inconsiderately. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of maltreat, as well as related words and examples of usage.
If you maltreat someone, you treat them very badly. It's best not to maltreat your little sister — she may grow up to be bigger, stronger, and smarter than you. Also, it's just not very nice. If you're cruel to someone on purpose, you maltreat them. You can also say abuse or mistreat.
