MALTREAT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they maltreat ... he / she / it maltreats

Past simple: maltreated

Past participle: maltreated

-ing form: maltreating

Meaning:

Treat badly

Example:

She is always stepping on others to get ahead

Synonyms:

abuse; ill-treat; ill-use; maltreat; mistreat; step

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "maltreat" is one way to...):

do by; handle; treat (interact in a certain way)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "maltreat"):

kick around (treat badly; abuse)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

maltreater (someone who abuses)

maltreatment (cruel or inhumane treatment)