Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maltreatment

/malˈtɹit.mɛnt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: mal-treat-ment
IPA: /malˈtɹit.mɛnt/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Cruel or harmful treatment or abuse; mistreatment.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

By surface analysis, maltreat + -ment.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /malˈtɹit.mɛnt/
British English: /malˈtɹiːtmənt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

maltreatments (plural)

Synonyms

ill-treatment ill-usage abuse

Rhymes With

treatment mistreatment

Questions

How do you pronounce maltreatment?: The recorded pronunciation is /malˈtɹit.mɛnt/.
What does maltreatment mean?: Cruel or harmful treatment or abuse; mistreatment.
Where does maltreatment come from?: By surface analysis, maltreat + -ment.

How to pronounce maltreatment

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