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Meaning of maltreatment | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
malˈtɹiːtmənt

Definitions

  1. Cruel or harmful treatment or abuse; mistreatment
  2. Cruel or harmful treatment or abuse; mistreatment.
    countable, uncountable
  3. To treat in a rough or cruel way; abuse. See Synonyms at abuse.
  4. Physically harmful treatment:abuse, ill-treatment, mishandling, mistreatment, misusage.
  5. n → schlechte Behandlung; (violent) → Misshandlung f
    n

Equivalents

العربية قسوة
Čeština týrání
Deutsch Misshandlung
Italiano maltrattamento
日本語 冷遇 差別 虐待
Latina contumelia
Nederlands mishandeling

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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