mal·treat (m l-tr t )tr.v. mal·treat·ed, mal·treat·ing, mal·treats To treat in a rough or cruel way; abuse. See Synonyms at abuse.
mal·treatment n. |
maltreat [mælˈtriːt]vb (tr) to treat badly, cruelly, or inconsiderately [from French maltraiter] maltreater n maltreatment n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Verb | 1. |  maltreat - treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" kick around - treat badly; abuse; "They won't have me to kick around any more!" |
maltreat Translations maltreat [ˌmælˈtriːt] vt [+ prisoner, woman, child] → maltraiter
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| When its head was knocked off, out came a stream of gold, which the Carpenter quickly picked up and said, "Well, I think thou art altogether contradictory and unreasonable; for when I paid you honor, I reaped no benefits: but now that I maltreat you I am loaded with an abundance of riches. I have called him an atavism, but in this he was worse than an atavism, for the males of the lower animals do not maltreat and murder their mates. " returned the now unnosed squire; "Tom Cecial I am, gossip and friend Sancho Panza; and I'll tell you presently the means and tricks and falsehoods by which I have been brought here; but in the meantime, beg and entreat of your master not to touch, maltreat, wound, or slay the Knight of the Mirrors whom he has at his feet; because, beyond all dispute, it is the rash and ill-advised bachelor Samson Carrasco, our fellow townsman. |