Usually transitive; formal/literary. Means to treat a person or animal cruelly or badly.
Traducciones
They should never ill-treat animals.
Ils ne devraient jamais maltraiter les animaux.
malmenerPlus courant dans un registre plus large pour exprimer un traitement dur ou brutal. Definiciones
to treat a person or animal in a cruel, harsh, or abusive way The children were ill-treated by their guardians.
Antónimos
treat well
treat kindly
treat fairly
care for