maltreatment Syllabification: (mal·treat·ment)Pronunciation: /malˈtrētmənt/Translate maltreatment | into German | into Italian Definition of maltreatment noun cruel or violent treatment of a person or animal; mistreatment:16 percent of children experience serious maltreatment at the hands of their parentsmaltreatment in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of maltreatment in the British & World English dictionary
