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Meanings of maltreatment in English
Synonyms
Examples for "abuse"
Examples for "abuse"
1
All political parties accept there is a serious problem with alcohol abuse.
2
To Oprah's credit, she mentioned victims of abuse outside the entertainment industry.
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If the alcohol abuse stops, then the physical health problems will stop.
4
Armed with information, children are better able to report abuse to you.
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Government has also availed a number of avenues for victims of abuse.
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The idea is simple: to prevent torture or ill-treatment before it happens.
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By his ill-treatment of her; he beat her and trampled upon her.
3
The feeling is very strong at present against ill-treatment of the slaves.
4
Sudan has previously denied allegations of indiscriminate arrests and ill-treatment of detainees.
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Every thought of the ill-treatment he had received vanished from his mind.
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He was an absolute sepulchre in the swallowing of oppression and ill-usage.
2
I trust you suffered no ill-usage at the hands of the rebels.
3
He would describe the gross ill-usage to which he had been subjected.
4
Here, then, was a pretext for further ill-usage of the unfortunate slaves.
5
Methinks that love never dies, unless it be murdered by downright ill-usage.
Usage of maltreatment in English
1
Background: Pregnant victims of childhood maltreatment are more likely to deliver preterm.
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Published today, the NSPCC survey is the largest UK study into child maltreatment.
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That led researchers to suggest the maltreatment might have been triggered by crying.
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The maltreatment of their townsman had kindled the spark of discontent to flame.
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The maltreatment of the Negroes will be nationalized by this exodus.
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Alcohol and other drugs have increasingly been linked with child maltreatment.
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There was no reason for him to submit to such maltreatment.
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What is to be said about useless risks, accidents, maltreatment, etc.?
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Frado felt so happy in his presence, so safe from maltreatment!
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It wasn't clear whether it was the mothers who were responsible for the maltreatment.
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There was no association between childhood maltreatment and age of nicotine or cocaine use.
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Objective: Previous research has suggested that child maltreatment is associated with poor school performance.
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Childhood maltreatment is widely implicated as the strongest developmental risk factor for depression onset.
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It harkens back to years of racist pseudo-science and maltreatment.
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Many complain they suffer maltreatment, including extortion, from Thai police.
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Ms Sims said maltreatment of this kind comes down to "sheer laziness".
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Translations for maltreatment
Maltreatment through the time
Maltreatment across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common