ALL meanings of maltreat
mal·treat
M m - transitive verb maltreat treat badly 1
- verb with object maltreat to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse: to maltreat a prisoner. 1
- noun maltreat Treat (a person or animal) cruelly or with violence. 1
- verb maltreat If a person or animal is maltreated, they are treated badly, especially by being hurt. 0
- verb maltreat to treat badly, cruelly, or inconsiderately 0
- verb transitive maltreat to treat roughly or unkindly; abuse 0
- verb maltreat To treat badly, to abuse. 0