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English noun: maltreatment

1. maltreatment (act) cruel or inhumane treatment


SamplesThe child showed signs of physical abuse.


Synonymsabuse, ill-treatment, ill-usage


Broader (hypernym)mistreatment


Narrower (hyponym)child abuse, child neglect, cruelty, inhuman treatment, persecution









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