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maltreat vs ill-treat

ill-treat vs maltreat

maltreat and ill-treat both are verbs.

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

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