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  2. Meaning of maltreat in English. maltreat. verb [ T ] formal uk / ˌmælˈtriːt / us / ˌmælˈtriːt / Add to word list. 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.

  3. : to treat cruelly or roughly : abuse. maltreater. ˌmal-ˈtrē-tər. noun. maltreatment. ˌmal-ˈtrēt-mənt. noun. Synonyms. abuse. brutalize. bully. ill-treat. ill-use. kick around. manhandle. mess over [ slang] mishandle. mistreat. misuse. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.

  4. to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse: to maltreat a prisoner. Synonyms: injure, mistreat. maltreat. / mælˈtriːt / verb. tr to treat badly, cruelly, or inconsiderately. Discover More. Derived Forms. malˈtreatment, noun. malˈtreater, noun. Discover More. Other Words From. mal·treat·er noun. mal·treat·ment noun. Discover More.

  5. vb. ( tr) to treat badly, cruelly, or inconsiderately. [C18: from French maltraiter] malˈtreater n. malˈtreatment n. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014. mal•treat. (mælˈtrit) v.t. to treat or handle badly or roughly; abuse.

  6. 3 days ago · to treat badly, cruelly, or inconsiderately. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. maltreater (malˈtreater) noun. maltreatment (malˈtreatment) noun. Word origin. C18: from French maltraiter. Word Frequency. maltreat in American English. (mælˈtrit ) verb transitive. to treat roughly or unkindly; abuse.

  7. /mælˈtrit/ IPA guide. Other forms: maltreated; maltreating; maltreats. 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.

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