German

Verb

misshandel

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

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

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.