| NOUN | act | ill-usage, maltreatment, ill-treatment, abuse | cruel or inhumane treatment |
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| Meaning | cruel or inhumane treatment. | |
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| Synonyms | maltreatment, ill-treatment, abuse | |
| Narrower | child abuse | The physical or emotional or sexual mistreatment of children |
| child neglect | failure of caretakers to provide adequate emotional and physical care for a child | |
| cruelty, inhuman treatment | A cruel act | |
| persecution | The act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) | |
| Broader | mistreatment | The practice of treating (someone or something) badly |
| Spanish | abuso, insultos, malos tratos, maltrato, uso indebido | |
| Catalan | dicteri, improperis, insult, maltractament, motada | |
| Verbs | ill-use | treat badly |
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