transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmal-ˈtrēt ]
transitive verb
Etymology: part translation of French maltraiter, from Middle French, from mal- + traiter to treat, from Old French traitier — more at treat
Date: 1708
: to treat cruelly or roughly : abuse
• mal·treat·er -ˈtrē-tər noun
• mal·treat·ment -ˈtrēt-mənt noun