To hurt or injure by maltreatment

• abuse

  1. To inflict physical, sexual, or psychological harm upon
  2. To force sexual activity on; rape or molest.
  3. To use improperly or excessively; misuse:

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  1. To inflict physical, sexual, or psychological harm upon
  2. To force sexual activity on; rape or molest.
  3. To use improperly or excessively; misuse:

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• ill-use

  1. To maltreat.
  2. To treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly.
  3. To treat unfairly, unkindly, or cruelly; use badly; abuse

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  1. To maltreat.
  2. To treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly.
  3. To treat unfairly, unkindly, or cruelly; use badly; abuse

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• maltreat

  1. To treat in a rough or cruel way; abuse.
  2. To treat roughly or unkindly; abuse

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  1. To treat in a rough or cruel way; abuse.
  2. To treat roughly or unkindly; abuse

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• mishandle

  1. To treat roughly; maltreat:
  2. To handle badly, causing physical injury.
  3. To handle badly or roughly; abuse, maltreat, or mismanage

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  1. To treat roughly; maltreat:
  2. To handle badly, causing physical injury.
  3. To handle badly or roughly; abuse, maltreat, or mismanage

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• mistreat

  1. To treat someone, or something roughly or badly.
  2. To treat roughly or wrongly.

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  1. To treat someone, or something roughly or badly.
  2. To treat roughly or wrongly.

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• misuse

  1. To use incorrectly or improperly; misapply
  2. To treat badly or harshly; abuse
  3. To mistreat or abuse.

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  1. To use incorrectly or improperly; misapply
  2. To treat badly or harshly; abuse
  3. To mistreat or abuse.

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