tr.v., -treat·ed, -treat·ing, -treats.

To treat in a rough or cruel way; abuse. See synonyms at abuse.

maltreatment mal·treat'ment n.

verb

To hurt or injure by maltreatment: abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, mishandle, mistreat, misuse. See help/harm/harmless.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: treat badly
  Synonyms: mistreat, abuse, ill-use, ill-treat

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - maltraktere, mishandle

Nederlands (Dutch)
mishandelen

Français (French)
v. tr. - maltraiter

Deutsch (German)
v. - mißhandeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κακομεταχειρίζομαι, κακοποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
maltrattare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - maltratar, injuriar

Русский (Russian)
плохо обращаться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - maltratar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - misshandla

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
虐待, 滥用

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 虐待, 濫用

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 함부로 다루다, 학대하다, 혹사하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 虐待する, 酷使する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) سوء معامله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נהג בגסות, התאכזר‬

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