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maltreat

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But if someone maltreats a YC startup, 300 people know about it.

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Quick take

treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

Meaning at a glance

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verb

treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for maltreat.

Example sentences

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But if someone maltreats a YC startup, 300 people know about it.

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There's not much that can break on a chef's knife unless you really maltreat it, is there?

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Those who fail to do so will be removed from the situation so that they may no longer maltreat your guests.

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Secretly, I think Uber is doomed, but not so much because they fail as a business, or because they maltreat their employees.

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According to YC:> Because the alumni network is so large and tightly knit, investors or companies who try to maltreat a YC-funded startup can usually be made to stop.

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You, however, as your reply shows, are congenitally unable to consider that some parents maltreat their children and that these parents look to the outside world like well-adjusted people.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use maltreat in a sentence?

But if someone maltreats a YC startup, 300 people know about it.

What does maltreat mean?

treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

What part of speech is maltreat?

maltreat is commonly used as verb.