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What is another word for maltreat?

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To treat badly, cruelly, or violently

To cause anguish or distress to, typically with ill-treatment

To put down or control by cruelty or force

To mistreat or do an injustice to

To lash or strike repeatedly, especially with a long pliable instrument

To make a concerted or violent attack on

To mistreat someone

To cause damage or harm to

To put at a disadvantage or treat as undesirable

To exploit someone for one's personal gain

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Verb

To treat badly, cruelly, or violently

be violent toward

beat the living daylights out of

make someone suffer

knock someone's lights out

beat someone's brains out

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“No parents or other adults should exploit, abuse or maltreat children.”

Verb

To cause anguish or distress to, typically with ill-treatment

discriminate against

inflict pain on

inflict suffering on

get the knife into

stick the knife into

give someone the works

cause suffering to

inflict anguish on

put on the rack

cause trouble to

give someone grief

be in someone's way

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Verb

To put down or control by cruelty or force

ride roughshod over

trample underfoot

weigh heavy upon

rule with a rod of iron

rule with an iron hand

make things hot for someone

discriminate against

punish unfairly

give a hard time

show ill will towards

play the heavy with

gain mastery over

bring someone to their knees

gain ascendancy over

gain control of

render incapable

render powerless

render helpless

get on someone's back

have your knife into

keep under thumb

rule despotically

have someone under your thumb

keep in subjection

keep in submission

take away someone's human rights

use strong-arm tactics on

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Verb

To mistreat or do an injustice to

do an injustice to

do a disservice to

take advantage of

do the dirty on

kick in the teeth

trespass against

be detrimental to

do an injury to

step on the toes of

lay a bad trip on

give no quarter

hit where one lives

cause injury to

inflict suffering on

lay a finger on

inflict pain on

play for a sucker

take for a ride

use for one's own ends

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Verb

To lash or strike repeatedly, especially with a long pliable instrument

give someone a hiding

beat the living daylights out of

give someone a good hiding

whip someone's hide

knock into the middle of next week

let someone have it

tan someone's hide

take a strap to

put in the hospital

punish severely

give the cat o'nine tails

give someone a drubbing

give someone a good drubbing

give a black eye

give someone a beating

give someone a good beating

warm someone's seat

dust someone's britches

cause injury to

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Verb

To make a concerted or violent attack on

launch an attack on

make an assault on

launch oneself at

let someone have it

attempt to capture

beat the living daylights out of

fire a broadside at

launch an attack

give someone a beating

make an onslaught on

assault physically

beat someone up

swoop down upon

make inroads on

turn to violence

make a foray on

make a sortie on

conduct an offensive on

make an assault

begin hostilities

begin an assault

take the offensive

arrive in hordes

knock into the middle of next week

give someone a good hiding

give someone a hiding

give someone a drubbing

give someone a good drubbing

give someone a good beating

physically attack

jump down one's throat

give a black eye

bite someone's head off

jump down someone's throat

rain blows upon

lay a finger on

box someone's ears

knock block off

knock for a loop

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Verb

To mistreat someone

Verb

To cause damage or harm to

play havoc with

play merry hell with

drive a nail into the coffin of

deliver a blow to

be detrimental to

put the kibosh on

bring to naught

put in jeopardy

expose to danger

leave vulnerable

pose a threat to

put out of action

cause detriment to

be prejudicial to

have a bad effect on

have a negative effect on

put a damper on

be disadvantageous to

be deleterious to

put out of commission

make unattractive

lay on the line

reduce to rubble

leave defenseless

put someone's life on the line

be a blot on the landscape

throw a monkey wrench into

pull the rug out from under

distort the shape of

bend out of shape

be careless with

subject to loss

cause the loss of

cause the sacrifice of

result in harm to

strike at the foundations

have a negative impact on

run onto the rocks

damage beyond repair

result in damage to

lead to the end of

exert influence on

have an effect on

have an impact on

take the edge off

sap the strength of

put on the line

leave unprotected

bring to an end

rain on someone's parade

knock the stuffing out of

throw a spanner in the works

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

reduce to nothing

bring to nothing

wreak havoc upon

treat sacrilegiously

cause injury to

treat with disrespect

commit sacrilege

commit sacrilege against

blaspheme against

place a limit on

raze to the ground

become deformed

go out of shape

become distorted

become misshapen

be violent toward

place in danger

put under suspicion

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Verb

To put at a disadvantage or treat as undesirable

Verb

To exploit someone for one's personal gain

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