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