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mal·treat
 maltreat
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- pronunciation:
- mael
trit
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
maltreats, maltreating, maltreated |
| definition: |
to treat badly, esp. with physical abuse.
Severe bruising on his arms and legs suggested that the prisoner had been maltreated.- synonyms:
- abuse, mistreat, misuse
- similar words:
- batter, disrespect, injure, manhandle, molest, persecute, punish, shaft, torture, wrong
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| related words: |
grind, maul, oppress, persecute, profane, punish, torture, wrong |
adverb + (v.)maltreat
physically, psychologically, secretly, sufficiently
(v.)maltreat
+ noun
adolescent, animal, baboon, caregiver, child, conspiracy, creature, dereliction, detainee, dungeon, human, kind, maltreatment, parent, prisoner, subordinate, variant
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| derivations: |
maltreater (n.), maltreatment (n.) |
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