Also means
to mistreat
Usage Note
Malmener combines mal (badly) and mener (to lead/handle), meaning to treat someone or something roughly or harshly. It can describe physical rough treatment (malmener un suspect) or figurative abuse (malmener la langue française — 'to mangle the French language'). It follows the same conjugation pattern as mener, with stem changes in certain forms.
Examples
"L'équipe adverse a malmené nos joueurs."
Natural Translation
The opposing team manhandled our players.
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