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maltraiter

\mal.tʁe.te\
\mal.tʁɛ.te\
[mal.tʁe.te] France

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De mal et traiter.

verb maltraiter · avoir maltraité · en maltraitant · en ayant maltraité · maltraitant · maltraité

Traiter durement en actions ou en paroles, malmener, frapper. Ce mari maltraite sa femme.
broadly Traiter quelqu’un d’une façon défavorable. Cet arrêt a fort maltraité la partie plaignante.

In English

maul handle in a rough way
bully to act aggressively towards
mistreat to treat someone or something roughly or badly

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"maltraiter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/maltraiter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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maltraiter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/maltraiter

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"maltraiter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/maltraiter.

BibTeX

@misc{maltraiter_2026,
  title = {maltraiter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/maltraiter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}