maltreatment

mal·treat  (ml-trt)

tr.v. mal·treat·ed, mal·treat·ing, mal·treats

To treat in a rough or cruel way; abuse. See Synonyms at abuse.

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mal·treatment n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

maltreatment - cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse" abuse, ill-treatment, ill-usage mistreatment - the practice of treating (someone or something) badly; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother" child abuse - the physical or emotional or sexual mistreatment of children child neglect - failure of caretakers to provide adequate emotional and physical care for a child persecution - the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) cruelty, inhuman treatment - a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering

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maltreatment

noun abuse, bullying, mistreatment, injury, harm, ill-treatment, rough handling, ill-usage Two thousand prisoners died as a result of maltreatment.

Translations

maltreatment [mælˈtriːtmənt] N → maltrato m, maltratamiento m, malos tratos mpl

maltreatment [ˌmælˈtriːtmənt] n [prisoner, woman, child] → mauvais traitement m
malt vinegar n → vinaigre m de malt
malt whisky n → whisky m pur malt

maltreatment

n → schlechte Behandlung; (violent) → Misshandlung f

maltreatment [ˌmælˈtriːtmənt] n → maltrattamento