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Maltreat vs Injure - What's the difference?

maltreat | injure | Related terms |

Maltreat is a related term of injure.


As verbs the difference between maltreat and injure

is that maltreat is to treat badly, to abuse while injure is to wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.

maltreat

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To treat badly, to abuse.
  • *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

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    injure

    English

    (injury)

    Verb

    (injur)
  • To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.
  • To damage or impair.
  • To do injustice to.

    • Synonyms

    * harm * damage * hurt * disfigure * wound * mar * impair

    Antonyms

    * praise * help * preserve * benefit

    Related terms

    * injurious * injury