MALTREAT


Meaning of MALTREAT in English

mal ‧ treat /mælˈtriːt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]

to treat a person or animal cruelly SYN mistreat :

The hostages said they were hungry but had not been maltreated.

—maltreatment noun [uncountable] :

evidence of animal maltreatment

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.