mishandeling

Definitions of mishandeling
  1. noun
    the practice of treating (someone or something) badly
    synonyms: wegvak
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    irritatie
    the act of troubling or annoying someone
    verwaarlozing
    willful lack of care and attention
    exploitatie, uitbuiting, uitzuiging
    an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
    gewelddaad, gewelddadigheid, geweldpleging, molest, molestatie, pesterij
    the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
    misbruik, wangebruik
    cruel or inhumane treatment
    kindermishandeling
    the physical or emotional or sexual mistreatment of children
    actie, persecutie, prosecutie, rechtsvervolging, vervolging
    the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
    hetze, lastercampagne, leugencampagne, pesterij
    harassment especially of a tethered animal
    geplaag, plagerij
    the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
    heksenjacht, hetze, lastercampagne, leugencampagne
    searching out and harassing dissenters
    kolonialisme
    exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country
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    gebruik, geplogenheid, gewoonte, mos, praktijk, praxis, usance, usantie, usus
    a customary way of operation or behavior
  2. noun
    cruel or inhumane treatment
    synonyms: misbruik, wangebruik
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    kindermishandeling
    the physical or emotional or sexual mistreatment of children
    actie, persecutie, prosecutie, rechtsvervolging, vervolging
    the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
    onderdrukking, oppressie, overheersing, repressie, verdrukking
    the act of subjugating by cruelty
    jodenvervolging, pogrom
    organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews)
    gemartel, kwelling, pijniging, torment, tortuur
    the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
    barbaarsheid, bestialiteit, wreedheid
    an act of atrocious cruelty
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    wegvak
    the practice of treating (someone or something) badly
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