noun
cruel or inhumane treatment
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the child showed signs of physical abuse
• Syn: ↑ill-treatment, ↑ill-usage, ↑abuse
• Derivationally related forms: ↑abuse (for: ↑abuse), ↑ill-use (for: ↑ill-usage), ↑ill-treat (for: ↑ill-treatment), ↑maltreat
• Hypernyms: ↑mistreatment
• Hyponyms: ↑child abuse, ↑child neglect, ↑persecution, ↑cruelty, ↑inhuman treatment
Useful english dictionary. 2012.