Thesaurus / maltreat
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On this page you'll find 47 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to maltreat, such as: victimize, damage, harm, injure, mishandle, and misuse.
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The teacher himself is accustomed to maltreat the boys and whip them mercilessly.
THE HISTORY OF YIDDISH LITERATURE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURYLEO WIENERYou not only pay another man to take away your means of health, you usually maltreat him.
THE OPEN QUESTIONELIZABETH ROBINSIf it is rather general to hate Nature and maltreat women, we begin to see why the world is a mad world.'
THE AMAZING MARRIAGE, COMPLETEGEORGE MEREDITHIt is forbidden to maltreat the inoffensive portion of the population.
INTERNATIONAL LAWGEORGE GRAFTON WILSON AND GEORGE FOX TUCKERAnd why should anybody desire to so maltreat and frighten her?
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGHGERTRUDE W. MORRISONI learn from different quarters that the French maltreat our prisoners; a woman has put out the eyes of an Uhlan.
OUR PART IN THE GREAT WARARTHUR GLEASONHe liked his work,—nothing pleased him more than to maltreat this little prince of the blood,—and he liked his pay even better.
WHEN A COBBLER RULED A KINGAUGUSTA HUIELL SEAMANEarly in the morning, all through the day, and late at night, I have lived to maltreat those clothes.
AT THE AGE OF EVEKATE TRIMBLE SHARBERIt certainly was infuriating that a youth, admitted to partnership barely three years ago, should thus maltreat his associates.
THE GRAIN OF DUSTDAVID GRAHAM PHILLIPSThese poor people have been brought up to hate and maltreat every body who does not agree with their opinions.
MISS RAVENEL'S CONVERSION FROM SECESSION TO LOYALTYJ. W. DE FORESTWORDS RELATED TO MALTREAT
- bang
- bash
- bat
- batter
- belt
- box
- break
- bruise
- buffet
- cane
- castigate
- clout
- club
- collide
- crush
- cudgel
- drub
- flagellate
- flail
- flog
- hammer
- hit
- knock
- lambaste
- lash
- lick
- maltreat
- mash
- maul
- pelt
- pound
- pummel
- punch
- punish
- ram
- rap
- slap
- slug
- smack
- spank
- strike
- swat
- thrash
- thresh
- thump
- thwack
- trounce
- wallop
- whale
- whip
- abase
- abuse
- adulterate
- animalize
- bastardize
- blemish
- blight
- bribe
- contaminate
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- debase
- debauch
- decay
- decompose
- deface
- defile
- deform
- degrade
- demean
- demoralize
- deprave
- depreciate
- despoil
- disfigure
- disgrace
- dishonor
- fix
- grease palm
- harm
- hurt
- ill-treat
- impair
- infect
- injure
- lower
- lure
- maltreat
- mar
- mistreat
- misuse
- outrage
- pull down
- putrefy
- ravage
- reduce
- rot
- ruin
- spoil
- square
- stain
- suborn
- subvert
- taint
- undermine
- violate
- vitiate
- warp
- waste
- abuse
- bang up
- batter
- bleach
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- break
- burn
- contaminate
- corrode
- corrupt
- crack
- cripple
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- defile
- dirty
- discolor
- disfigure
- disintegrate
- dismantle
- fade
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- harm
- hurt
- impair
- incapacitate
- infect
- injure
- lacerate
- maim
- maltreat
- mangle
- mar
- mutilate
- pollute
- ravage
- rot
- ruin
- rust
- scathe
- scorch
- scratch
- smash
- split
- spoil
- stab
- stain
- tamper with
- tarnish
- tear
- undermine
- vitiate
- weaken
- wear away
- wound
- wreak havoc on
- wreck
- wrong
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.