" maltreatments "

1: as in mistreatments, ill-treatments;

•  Synonyms : 

•  ill-treatments,

•  ill-usages,

•  mistreatments,

•  mismanagements,

•  damages,

•  destructions,

•  ruins,

•  abuses,

•  misapplications,

•  misemployments,

•  misusages,

•  misuses,

•  misutilizations,

•  perversions,

•  corruptions,

•  debasements,

•  desecrations,

•  profanations,

•  prostitutions

•  Antonyms : 

•  applications,

•  employments,

•  uses,

•  utilizations

1: to inflict physical or emotional harm upon;

  * e.g., " ... a manager fired for maltreating the staff with needless insults "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abuse,

•  brutalize,

•  bully,

•  ill-treat,

•  ill-use,

•  kick around,

•  manhandle,

•  mess over,

•  mishandle,

•  mistreat,

•  misuse

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to abuse physically;

  * e.g., " ... if you maltreat the puppy, we will take it away immediately "

•  Synonyms : 

•  manhandle,

•  maul,

•  mishandle,

•  rough (up)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)