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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmaltrato
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /malˈtɾato/
"El gobierno implementó nuevas leyes para castigar el maltrato infantil."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of treating someone or something badly, cruelly, or unfairly.
"The investigation revealed ongoing mistreatment of animals at the facility." - 2
The state of being subjected to poor or abusive handling and care.
"She suffered years of psychological mistreatment before finding the courage to leave."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'mistreat', formed by combining the prefix 'mis-' (meaning wrongly or badly, from Old English 'mis-') with 'treat' (from Old French 'traiter', ultimately deriving from Latin 'tractare', to handle or manage). The nominal suffix '-ment' was added in the late Modern English period to denote the action or state of handling someone or something poorly or cruelly.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mistreatment" is said worldwide
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mauvais traitement
Transliteration: /mo.vɛ tʁɛt.mɑ̃/
"Les employés ont dénoncé les mauvais traitements subis au travail."
Misshandlung
Transliteration: /mɪsˈhantlʊŋ/
"Das Gericht verurteilte ihn wegen körperlicher Misshandlung."
maltrattamento
Transliteration: /mal.trat.taˈmen.to/
"L'associazione combatte contro il maltrattamento degli animali."
maltrato
Transliteration: /malˈtɾato/
"El gobierno implementó nuevas leyes para castigar el maltrato infantil."
maus-tratos
Transliteration: /ˈmawz ˈtɾa.tus/
"Ele foi denunciado por maus-tratos aos animais de estimação."
दुर्व्यवहार
Transliteration: durvyavahar
"कार्यplace पर कर्मचारियों के साथ दुर्व्यवहार बर्दाश्त नहीं किया जाएगा।"
虐待
Transliteration: nüèdài
"任何形式的虐待都是不被允许的。"
학대
Transliteration: hakdae
"그는 동물 학대 혐의로 경찰에 체포되었습니다."
虐待
Transliteration: gyakutai
"児童虐待を防ぐための社会的な取り組みが必要です。"
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