Associations to the word «Maltreat»

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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke