Maltreatment

//malˈtɹit.mɛnt// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Cruel or harmful treatment or abuse; mistreatment. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    cruel or inhumane treatment wordnet

Etymology

By surface analysis, maltreat + -ment.

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