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maltreat
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
maltreat
(verb)
maltreat
/ˌmæl
ˈ
triːt/
verb
maltreats
;
maltreated
;
maltreating
maltreat
/ˌmæl
ˈ
triːt/
verb
maltreats
;
maltreated
;
maltreating
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.
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/ˌmæl
ˈ
triːtmənt/
noun
[
noncount
]
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