Associations to the word «Maltreat»
Noun
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Wiktionary
MALTREAT, verb. To treat badly, to abuse. [from 18th c.]
Dictionary definition
MALTREAT, verb. Treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.