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ill-treat vs maltreat

maltreat vs ill-treat

ill-treat and maltreat both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ill-treat No No Yes No
maltreat No No Yes No
As verbs, ill-treat and maltreat are synonyms defined as:
  • ill-treat and maltreat: treat badly
Other synonyms of ill-treat include abuse, ill-use, mistreat, step.
ill-treat (verb) maltreat (verb)
treat badly treat badly
Difference between ill-treat and maltreat

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