to maltreat

Examples

• All

• According to Kvam (2000), boys with disabilities are more likely to be maltreated than girls with disabilities.

  Academic text (2011)

• Once the offenders have gained that position, they begin to maltreat those in their care.

  Academic text (2000)

• And will you beat me and maltreat me And bend my Spanish spine?

  At Long Last Love (1975)

• Have you forgotten how I maltreated you?

  The Clock (2025)

• Apply this same law to this maltreated wife... and neglected woman.

  Adam's Rib (1949)

• Did he get an agreement that they won't be maltreated back home?

  Fiction book (1994)

• There is enough evidence of that in the number of women maltreated by their menfolk who stay on for more.

  Blog text (25)

• Gilgun reports that all of the 48 subjects in her study were maltreated as children.

  Academic text (2000)

• Critics of state intervention point to budget cuts and inadequate follow-up for maltreated children.

  Academic text (1990)

• Many animal rights activists work tirelessly to rescue pets that have been maltreated by their owners.

Synonyms

A

to abuse

vsto maltreat

• NSFW

344 3.7

To treat a person or animal cruelly to harm them

is broader, meaning cruel or unfair treatment without specifying force

V

to victimize

vsto maltreat

• US

70 6.0

Treat someone cruelly or unfairly so they suffer

is about cruel or unfair treatment without implying victim status

M

to mistreat

vsto maltreat

63 2.9

To be cruel to people or animals

is the broader term for cruel or unfair treatment in general

S

to step on

vsto maltreat

• Informal

23 6.7

To treat someone badly to gain power or get ahead

is a general term for cruel or unfair treatment without motive

I

to ill-treat

vsto maltreat

• NSFW

5.2

Behave towards a person or animal in a cruel, unfair way

is the general term for cruel or unfair treatment

I

to ill-use

vsto maltreat

• NSFW

8.6

To treat people or animals badly and unfairly

is the general idea of cruel or unfair treatment without the emphasis on harshness

Antonyms

T

to treat

∞ 1.0

To behave toward someone in a certain way

C

to care for

347 1.0

Look after a sick or injured person and give them needed help

How Cruelly

to torture

• Offensive

582 5.7

to abuse

• NSFW

344 3.7

to maltreat

• NSFW

3 7.4

to neglect

256 3.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology