The meaning of Maltreatment

verb

Use (something) to bad effect or for a bad purpose; misuse.

Usage examples:

The judge abused his power by imposing the fines

noun

The improper use of something.

Usage examples:

Alcohol abuse

verb

Cruel or inhumane treatment

noun

A punishment or assault in which the victim is hit repeatedly.

Usage examples:

If he got dirt on his clothes he'd get a beating

verb

Strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip.

Usage examples:

If we were caught we were beaten

noun

The act of hitting someone hard and repeatedly

Usage examples:

He escaped a beating., fig. this chair has taken a beating over the years (= been used often and da…

verb

Seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable).

Usage examples:

Her 11- year-old son has been constantly bullied at school

verb

(in field hockey) start play with a bully.

Usage examples:

The match bullies off at 3 p.m.

noun

A person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable.

Usage examples:

He is a ranting, domineering bully

noun

Physical injury, especially that which is deliberately inflicted.

Usage examples:

I didn't mean to cause him any harm

verb

Physically injure.

Usage examples:

The villains didn't harm him

noun

Physical or other injury or damage

Usage examples:

Missing a meal once in a while won’t do you any harm., fortunately, she didn’t come to any harm whe…

noun

An instance of being injured.

Usage examples:

She suffered an injury to her back

noun

Physical harm or damage done to a living thing

Usage examples:

[ c ] he was removed from the game with a knee injury., [ u ] they were lucky to escape injury.

noun

Physical harm that is done to someone

Usage examples:

A long period of injury, injury to sb/sth the plaintiff had claimed damages for injury to his healt…

verb

Move (a heavy object) by hand with great effort.

Usage examples:

Men used to manhandle the piano down the stairs

verb

Present participle of manhandle

Usage examples:

There were complaints that the police had manhandled some of the demonstrators., several pieces of …

noun

An attack by an animal causing serious injury.

Usage examples:

Increased incidences of grizzly bear maulings

verb

(of an animal) wound (a person or animal) by scratching and tearing.

Usage examples:

A man was mauled by a lion at london zoo

noun

Severe criticism of someone or something

Usage examples:

Her latest novel got a real mauling in the review that i read.

verb

Manage or deal with (something) wrongly or ineffectively.

Usage examples:

The officer had mishandled the situation

noun

The act or an example of dealing with something without the necessary care or skill

Usage examples:

Who do you blame for the mishandling of the economy?, the mishandling of information was one of the…

noun

The action of mistreating or fact of being mistreated; ill-treatment.

Usage examples:

The alleged mistreatment of the animals that perform in those shows

noun

The act of treating a person or animal badly, cruelly, or unfairly

Usage examples:

She suffered years of mistreatment from her violent husband., the alleged mistreatment of prisoners

verb

Use (something) in the wrong way or for the wrong purpose.

Usage examples:

He was found guilty of misusing public funds

noun

The wrong or improper use of something.

Usage examples:

Drugs of such potency that their misuse can have dire consequences

verb

To use something in an unsuitable way or in a way that was not intended

Usage examples:

She’s been accused of misusing federal funds to pay for her son’s private school expenses., [ c ] t…

noun

Sexual assault or abuse of a person, especially a woman or child.

Usage examples:

He was tried for molestation of two young girls

noun

The act of molesting someone (= touching or attacking them in a sexual way)

Usage examples:

Sexual molestation, we hope this case will lead to reforms in the way officials deal with molestati…

noun

Hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs; oppression.

Usage examples:

Her family fled religious persecution

noun

The action or practice of inflicting severe pain or suffering on someone as a punishment or in order to force them to do or say something.

Usage examples:

The torture of political prisoners

verb

Inflict severe pain or suffering on.

Usage examples:

Most of the victims had been brutally tortured

noun

An injury or severe mental pain

Usage examples:

[ c ] all drivers suffer the tortures of traffic and bad weather., [ u ] the museum has many exampl…