different between maltreat vs dishonor

maltreat

English

Etymology

From mal- +? treat, after French maltraiter.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /mal?t?i?t/

Verb

maltreat (third-person singular simple present maltreats, present participle maltreating, simple past and past participle maltreated)

  1. To treat badly, to abuse. [from 18th c.]
    • 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York Review Books 2006, p. 217:
      he received a telegram from the prime minister ordering that on no account were Yacef and Zohra Drif to be maltreated in any way.

Related terms

  • mistreat

Translations

maltreat From the web:

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  • what is maltreatment of a child
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dishonor

English

Alternative forms

  • dishonour (British)

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /d?s??n??/

Noun

dishonor (countable and uncountable, plural dishonors)

  1. US standard spelling of dishonour.

Translations

Verb

dishonor (third-person singular simple present dishonors, present participle dishonoring, simple past and past participle dishonored)

  1. US standard spelling of dishonour.

Translations

dishonor From the web:

  • what dishonor means
  • what dishonors god
  • what dishonorable discharge
  • what dishonored ending is canon
  • what dishonored character are you
  • meaning of dishonorable discharge
  • dishonored what counts as a kill
  • dishonored what counts as detected
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