maltreatment
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mal·treat
(măl-trēt′)tr.v. mal·treat·ed, mal·treat·ing, mal·treats
To treat in a rough or cruel way; abuse. See Synonyms at abuse.
mal·treat′ment n.
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| Noun | 1. | maltreatment - cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse"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.
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maltreatment
nounPhysically harmful treatment:
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maltreatment
[ˌmælˈtriːtmənt] n [prisoner, woman, child] → mauvais traitement mmalt vinegar n → vinaigre m de maltmalt whisky n → whisky m pur maltCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
maltreatment
n → schlechte Behandlung; (violent) → Misshandlung f
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maltreatment
n (form) maltrato, abuso; child — maltrato infantil, maltrato a (los) niños; elder — maltrato a (las) personas mayores, maltrato a (los) adultos mayores (Amer); physical — maltrato físico; psychological — maltrato psicológico; sexual — maltrato sexualEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
maltreatment - cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse"