ill-treat
verb[T]
uk/ˌɪlˈtriːt/us/ˌɪlˈtriːt/totreatsomeonebadly,especiallyby beingviolentor by not takingcareof them:
虐待Thechildhad beenseverelyill-treated by hisparents.这孩子受到了父母的残酷虐待。
Synonyms
abuse
maltreatformal
mistreat
Treating people or animals badly
- a raw dealidiom
- abuser
- anti-harassment
- at the hands ofsomeoneidiom
- batten
- batten onsomeone
- ill-treatment
- ill-used
- impose
- inflict
- infliction
- prey
- prey onsomething
- putsomeonethroughsomething
- put upon
- tyrannize
- tyranny
- uncared for
- use
- victimization