maltreat

mal·treat

M0066700 (măl-trēt′)tr.v. mal·treat·ed, mal·treat·ing, mal·treats To treat in a rough or cruel way; abuse. See Synonyms at abuse.

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mal·treat′ment n.

maltreat

(mælˈtriːt) vb (tr) to treat badly, cruelly, or inconsiderately[C18: from French maltraiter] malˈtreater n malˈtreatment n

mal•treat

(mælˈtrit)

v.t. to treat or handle badly or roughly; abuse. [1700–10; earlier maltrait < French maltraiter. See mal-, treat] mal•treat′er, n. mal•treat′ment, n.

maltreat

Past participle: maltreated
Gerund: maltreating

Imperative
maltreat
maltreat

Present
I maltreat
you maltreat
he/she/it maltreats
we maltreat
you maltreat
they maltreat

Preterite
I maltreated
you maltreated
he/she/it maltreated
we maltreated
you maltreated
they maltreated

Present Continuous
I am maltreating
you are maltreating
he/she/it is maltreating
we are maltreating
you are maltreating
they are maltreating

Present Perfect
I have maltreated
you have maltreated
he/she/it has maltreated
we have maltreated
you have maltreated
they have maltreated

Past Continuous
I was maltreating
you were maltreating
he/she/it was maltreating
we were maltreating
you were maltreating
they were maltreating

Past Perfect
I had maltreated
you had maltreated
he/she/it had maltreated
we had maltreated
you had maltreated
they had maltreated

Future
I will maltreat
you will maltreat
he/she/it will maltreat
we will maltreat
you will maltreat
they will maltreat

Future Perfect
I will have maltreated
you will have maltreated
he/she/it will have maltreated
we will have maltreated
you will have maltreated
they will have maltreated

Future Continuous
I will be maltreating
you will be maltreating
he/she/it will be maltreating
we will be maltreating
you will be maltreating
they will be maltreating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been maltreating
you have been maltreating
he/she/it has been maltreating
we have been maltreating
you have been maltreating
they have been maltreating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been maltreating
you will have been maltreating
he/she/it will have been maltreating
we will have been maltreating
you will have been maltreating
they will have been maltreating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been maltreating
you had been maltreating
he/she/it had been maltreating
we had been maltreating
you had been maltreating
they had been maltreating

Conditional
I would maltreat
you would maltreat
he/she/it would maltreat
we would maltreat
you would maltreat
they would maltreat

Past Conditional
I would have maltreated
you would have maltreated
he/she/it would have maltreated
we would have maltreated
you would have maltreated
they would have maltreated

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

maltreat - treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, mistreat, stepdo by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"kick around - treat badly; abuse; "They won't have me to kick around any more!"

maltreat

verb abuse, damage, hurt, injure, harm, bully, mistreat, ill-treat, handle roughly He was not maltreated during his detention.

maltreat

verbTo hurt or injure by maltreatment:abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, mishandle, mistreat, misuse.

Translations

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