maltreatment maltreater • maltreator · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · maltreatment · · Text Latin · · Script 12 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) cruel or inhumane treatment. Synonyms: ill-treatment, ill-usage, abuse. Example: "The child showed signs of physical abuse." · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · ill-treatment · · Synonym 1 ill-usage · · Synonym 2 abuse · · Synonym 3 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074