虐待 — meaning in English
gyakutai
Japanese → English · translate English → Japanese instead
English meaning
- abuse noun Cruel or violent treatment of a person, often repeated.
- maltreatment noun Cruel or harmful treatment or abuse; mistreatment.
Senses
虐待 is used for these senses in English:
- abuse Physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment. [from late 16th c.]
- abuse (transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert [from around 1350 to 1470.]
- maltreatment Cruel or harmful treatment or abuse; mistreatment.
abuse — full definition
- noun Cruel or violent treatment of a person, often repeated.
- noun The wrong or harmful use of something, such as power, drugs, or a position of trust.
- verb To treat someone cruelly or violently.
- verb To use something improperly or excessively, especially drugs or alcohol.