Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun maltreatment

1 sense of maltreatment

Sense 1
maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-usage, abuse -- (cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse")
       => mistreatment -- (the practice of treating (someone or something) badly; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother")