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Maltreatment

noun/mˌæltɹˈiːtmənt/
Definition
cruel or inhumane treatment
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/mˌæltɹˈiːtmənt/
🇬🇧British English
/mˌaltɹˈiːtmənt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/mˌaltɹˈiːtmənt/
3 syllables Say it as /mˌæltɹˈiːtmənt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouncruel or inhumane treatment
“the child showed signs of physical abuse”
Word Forms
maltreatverbtreat badly
ill-treatverbtreat badly
ill-useverbtreat badly
abuseverbtreat badly
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Misshandlung
grausame oder unmenschliche Behandlung
🇫🇷French
mauvais traitement
traitement cruel ou inhumain
🇪🇸Spanish
mal trato
trato cruel o inhumano
🇮🇹Italian
maltrattamento
trattamento crudele o inumano
🇳🇱Dutch
mishandeling
wrede of onmenselijke behandeling
🇵🇹Portuguese
maus-tratos
tratamento cruel ou desumano
🇷🇺Russian
жестокое обращение
жестокое или бесчеловечное обращение
India
🇮🇳Hindi
दुराचार
क्रूर या अमानवीय व्यवहार
🇧🇩Bengali
দুর্ব্যবহার
নিষ্ঠুর বা অমানবিক আচরণ
🇮🇳Tamil
தவறான சிகிச்சை
கொடூரமான அல்லது மனிதாபிமானமற்ற சிகிச்சை
🇮🇳Telugu
దుర్వినియోగం
క్రూరమైన లేదా అమానవీయమైన చికిత్స
🇮🇳Marathi
गैरवर्तन
क्रूर किंवा अमानवी वागणूक
🇮🇳Gujarati
દુર્વ્યવહાર
ક્રૂર અથવા અમાનવીય સારવાર
🇮🇳Kannada
ದುರುಪಯೋಗ
ಕ್ರೂರ ಅಥವಾ ಅಮಾನವೀಯ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ദുരുപയോഗം
ക്രൂരമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മനുഷ്യത്വരഹിതമായ പെരുമാറ്റം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬਦਸਲੂਕੀ
ਬੇਰਹਿਮ ਜਾਂ ਅਣਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਸਲੂਕ
🇵🇰Urdu
بدسلوکی
ظالمانہ یا غیر انسانی سلوک
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
虐待
残忍或不人道的待遇
🇯🇵Japanese
虐待
残酷または非人道的な扱い
🇰🇷Korean
학대
잔인하거나 비인도적인 대우
🇻🇳Vietnamese
ngược đãi
đối xử tàn nhẫn hoặc vô nhân đạo
🇹🇭Thai
การปฏิบัติไม่ดี
การปฏิบัติที่โหดร้ายหรือไร้มนุษยธรรม
🇮🇩Indonesian
penganiayaan
perlakuan kejam atau tidak manusiawi
🇵🇭Filipino
pagmamaltrato
malupit o hindi makataong pagtrato
🇲🇾Malay
penganiayaan
perlakuan kejam atau tidak berperikemanusiaan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
سوء المعاملة
المعاملة القاسية أو اللاإنسانية
🇮🇷Persian
بدرفتاری
رفتار ظالمانه یا غیرانسانی
🇹🇷Turkish
kötü muamele
zalimce veya insanlık dışı muamele
🇮🇱Hebrew
הִתעַלְלוּת
טיפול אכזרי או לא אנושי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'maltreatment'?
The primary meaning of 'maltreatment' is 'cruel or inhumane treatment'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'maltreatment' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'maltreatment' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'maltreatment' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'maltreatment' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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