maltreatment

[ mal-treet-muhnt ]
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noun
  1. the act of treating someone badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse: Around 4 to 6 percent of elderly people have experienced some form of maltreatment at home.

Origin of maltreatment

1
First recorded in 1700–10; mal- + treatment

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