Word

maltreat, v.
(maltreated, maltreating, maltreats)
freq. cnt. 1

treat badly
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

abuse ill-treat ill-use maltreat mistreat step

sample sentences

"This boss abuses his workers"
"She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

verb frames

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

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

verb frames

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

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

abusive abuse abuser

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

maltreatment maltreater

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

treat, handle, do by

hyponym