misshandel

See also: mißhandel

German

Verb

misshandel

1. First-person singular present of misshandeln.
2. Imperative singular of misshandeln.

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Swedish

Etymology

Noun form of misshandla, cognate with Middle High German Missehandel, and German Misshandel (wrongdoing, misdeed), originally in the now obsolete sense of wrongdoing, misdeed, but since 1840 in the sense of physical abuse of people.

Noun

misshandel c

1. abuse (of another person; physically, mentally, or sexually; but not drug abuse)

Declension

Declension of misshandel

	uncountable		uncountable
Common	indefinite	definite
nominative	misshandel	misshandeln
genitive	misshandels	misshandelns

Related terms

• barnmisshandel
• dödsmisshandel
• hustrumisshandel
• misshandelsbrott
• misshandelsfall
• misshandla
• misshandlare

References

• misshandel in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• misshandel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.