Vocabulary

虐待

abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty

noun suru-verb vt adj-no
freq #12

Example sentences

He was badly treated at the hands of his enemies.

He was treated with great cruelty.

Don't be cruel to animals.

It is cruel of him to ill-treat pets.

We deplore your cruelty to animals.

She gave up eating meat after reading a book about cruelty to animals.

She spoke out strongly against cruelty to animals.

She has suffered his ill treatment of her in silence for years.