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- DictionaryMal·treat/malˈtrēt/
verb
- 1. treat (a person or animal) cruelly or with violence: "children die from neglect or are maltreated by their carers"
to treat or handle badly or roughly; abuse. mal•treat•ment, n. [ uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2021. mal•treat (mal trēt′ ), v.t. to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse: to maltreat a prisoner. French maltraiter. See mal -, treat. earlier maltrait 1700–10. mal•treat′er, n.
Definition of maltreat. 1. as in to abuse. to inflict physical or emotional harm upon a manager fired for maltreating the staff with needless insults a home for children who have been deprived and maltreated. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. abuse. mistreat. bully. torture. ill-treat. injure. brutalize. oppress. manhandle. misuse. ill-use.
maltreat. verb [ T ] formal uk / ˌmælˈtriːt / us / ˌmælˈtriːt / 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.
What does the verb maltreat mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb maltreat. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is now obsolete. It is only recorded in the late 1500s. See meaning & use. Where does the verb maltreat come from? Earliest known use. late 1500s.
maltreat. verb [ T ] formal uk / ˌmælˈtriːt / us / ˌmælˈtriːt / 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.
verb as in abuse. Compare Synonyms. Synonyms. Antonyms. Strongest match. victimize. Strong matches. damage. harm. injure. mishandle. misuse. Discover More. Example Sentences. My whole theme was the way we maltreat royal persons, making them one superhuman, and yet less than human. From The Daily Beast.
maltreat. verb [ T ] formal uk / ˌmælˈtriːt / us / ˌmælˈtriːt / 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.
