Synonyms of maltreating

maltreating

verb

present participle of maltreat

1

as in abusing

to inflict physical or emotional harm upon

a manager fired for maltreating the staff with needless insults

a home for children who have been deprived and maltreated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abusing
• bullying
• torturing
• mistreating
• injuring
• oppressing
• ill-treating
• brutalizing
• violating
• persecuting
• manhandling
• misusing
• hurting
• mishandling
• harassing
• molesting
• taking apart
• tormenting
• ill-using
• harming
• outraging
• messing over
• victimizing
• wronging
• kicking around
• sandbagging
• burning
• working (over)
• beating (up)
• roughing (up)
• messing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fostering
• nurturing
• cherishing
• caring (for)
• gratifying
• humoring
• favoring
• indulging
• spoiling
• coddling
• catering (to)
• pampering
• mollycoddling
• babying

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• fostering
• nurturing
• cherishing
• caring (for)
• gratifying
• humoring
• favoring
• indulging
• spoiling
• coddling
• catering (to)
• pampering
• mollycoddling
• babying

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2

as in attacking

to abuse physically

if you maltreat the puppy, we will take it away immediately

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abusing
• attacking
• torturing
• ambushing
• manhandling
• mauling
• mishandling
• beating
• injuring
• mistreating
• battering
• wounding
• hurting
• ill-treating
• persecuting
• slapping
• harming
• misusing
• wrestling
• fighting
• licking
• oppressing
• wronging
• pummeling
• roughhousing
• thrashing
• tormenting
• roughing (up)
• bashing
• knocking
• assailing
• buffeting
• hitting
• lambasting
• pommeling
• pounding
• drubbing
• ill-using
• pommelling
• jumping
• pummelling
• clobbering
• ganging up (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• caressing
• fondling
• petting
• fostering
• coddling
• pampering
• nurturing
• mollycoddling
• caring (for)

• caressing
• fondling
• petting
• fostering
• coddling
• pampering
• nurturing
• mollycoddling
• caring (for)

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