Meaning

1 senses

  1. To treat badly, to abuse.

    misshandeln

    пло́хо обраща́тьсяplóxo obraščátʹsja

    treat badly

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Tom complained of having been maltreated.

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  2. His father was a tyrant who maltreated his family.

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  3. Tom wasn't maltreated.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
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Origin

From mal- + treat, after French maltraiter.

From mal- + treat, after French maltraiter.

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Forms

maltreats, maltreating, maltreated, maltreated
Base formmaltreat · to maltreat
3rd person singularmaltreats
Present participlemaltreating
Past simplemaltreated
Past participlemaltreated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymaltreat
he, she, itmaltreats

Past simpleLesson

all personsmaltreated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave maltreated
he, she, ithas maltreated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill maltreat

Synonyms

6 synonyms
brutalize
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words
RelatedmistreatB2maltreatmentmaltreater

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
malnutritionmalpracticemaltmalwaremamaB2
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