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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"
The meaning of MALTREAT is to treat cruelly or roughly : abuse. How to use maltreat in a sentence.
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.
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.
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.
Check pronunciation: maltreat. Definition of maltreat verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If a person or animal is maltreated, they are treated badly, especially by being hurt. He said that he was not tortured or maltreated during his detention. Synonyms: abuse, damage, hurt, injure More Synonyms of maltreat. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Define maltreat. maltreat synonyms, maltreat pronunciation, maltreat translation, English dictionary definition of maltreat. tr.v. mal·treat·ed , mal·treat·ing , mal·treats To treat in a rough or cruel way; abuse.
Britannica Dictionary definition of MALTREAT. [+ object] : to treat (someone) in a rough or cruel way. He claims that he was maltreated [= (more commonly) mistreated, abused] by the prison guards.
Maltreat definition: To treat in a rough or cruel way; abuse.
