Maltreat — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

treat badly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˌæltɹˈiːt/

🇬🇧British English

/mˌaltɹˈiːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˌaltɹˈiːt/

2 syllables Say it as /mˌæltɹˈiːt/.

Examples

This boss abuses his workers
She is always stepping on others to get ahead

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mistreat ill-use ill-treat abuse step

Parts of Speech

verb	treat badly “This boss abuses his workers”

Word Forms

mistreatment	noun	the practice of treating (someone or something) badly
maltreatment	noun	cruel or inhumane treatment
maltreater	noun	someone who abuses
abusive	adjective	characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment
abuse	noun	cruel or inhumane treatment
abuser	noun	someone who abuses
ill-usage	noun	cruel or inhumane treatment
ill-treatment	noun	cruel or inhumane treatment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

malträtieren

schlecht behandeln

🇫🇷French

maltraiter

traiter injustement

🇪🇸Spanish

maltratar

tratar mal

🇮🇹Italian

maltrattamento

trattare male

🇳🇱Dutch

mishandelen

slecht behandelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

maltratar

tratar mal

🇷🇺Russian

жестокое обращение

плохо относиться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बुरा व्यवहार करना

🇧🇩Bengali

দুর্ব্যবহার

খারাপ আচরণ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

துஷ்பிரயோகம்

மோசமாக நடத்துங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

దుర్వినియోగం

చెడుగా ప్రవర్తిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

गैरवर्तन

वाईट वागणूक द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

દુર્વ્યવહાર

ખરાબ વર્તન કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ದುರುಪಯೋಗ

ಕೆಟ್ಟದಾಗಿ ನಡೆಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദുരുപയോഗം

മോശമായി പെരുമാറുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦਸਲੂਕੀ

ਬੁਰਾ ਵਰਤਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدتمیزی

برا سلوک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

虐待

错待

🇯🇵Japanese

虐待する

ひどい扱いをする

🇰🇷Korean

학대하다

나쁘게 대하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngược đãi

đối xử tệ

🇹🇭Thai

การทารุณกรรม

ปฏิบัติไม่ดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

menganiaya

memperlakukan dengan buruk

🇵🇭Filipino

pagmamaltrato

tratuhin ng masama

🇲🇾Malay

menganiaya

layan teruk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إساءة

معاملة سيئة

🇮🇷Persian

بدرفتاری

بد رفتار کن

🇹🇷Turkish

kötü muamele

kötü davranmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְעַלֵל

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