ill-treatment

noun

Cruel, harsh or unkind treatment.

Meanings

nounill-treatment (uncountable)
  1. uncountableCruel, harsh or unkind treatment.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncruel or inhumane treatment

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian малтретиране
  • малтретиране (maltretirane)bad, unkind or abusive treatment
French maltraitance
  • maltraitancebad, unkind or abusive treatment
Irish anchor, anaiste
  • anchorbad, unkind or abusive treatment
  • anaistebad, unkind or abusive treatment
Māori tūkinonga, rureurenga
  • tūkinongabad, unkind or abusive treatment
  • rureurengabad, unkind or abusive treatment
Norwegian Bokmål mishandling
  • mishandlingbad, unkind or abusive treatment
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APA

ill-treatment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-treatment

MLA

“ill-treatment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-treatment. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ill-treatment,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-treatment.

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