What does maltreat mean?
Maltreat means To treat badly, to abuse..
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/malˈtɹiːt/ · verb
To treat badly, to abuse..
he received a telegram from the prime minister ordering that on no account were Yacef and Zohra Drif to be maltreated in any way.
Use maltreat when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Maltreat means To treat badly, to abuse..
Common synonyms include brutalize, abuse, mistreat, ill-use.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
he received a telegram from the prime minister ordering that on no account were Yacef and Zohra Drif to be maltreated in any way.
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