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Hit'alelut (התעללות) means abuse in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

הִתְעַלְּלוּת
hit'alelut
noun · feminine
In English

abuse

The stress falls on the part in bold.

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The dictionary gives one meaning for Hit'alelut.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    גרימת נזק גופני או נפשי לאחר ולאורך זמן בלי להפיק מכך רווח ואך לשם גרימת צער.

The word Hit'alelut is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
הִתְעַלְּלוּת
Written without vowel points
התעללות
Said
hit'alelut
Root
ע־ל־ל
Pattern
הִתְקַטְּלוּת
Plural
הִתְעַלְּלֻיּוֹת
Inflections
ר' הִתְעַלְּלֻיּוֹת
Gematria
941

This is how Hit'alelut is said in other languages.

English
abuse
French
pahoinpitely
Spanish
abuso
German
Misshandlung

These words mean nearly the same as Hit'alelut.

These words rhyme with Hit'alelut.

The word Hit'alelut is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • התעללות גופנית
  • התעללות מילולית
  • התעללות מינית
  • התעללות נפשית
  • התעללות בגויה

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The word Hit'alelut comes from the root ע־ל־ל, like these words.

These words come before and after Hit'alelut in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Hit'alelut.

What does Hit'alelut (⁨התעללות⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Hit'alelut (⁨התעללות⁩) means abuse. It is said hit'alelut, with the stress on lut.

What is a synonym for Hit'alelut (⁨התעללות⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Hit'alelut (⁨התעללות⁩) are ⁨שפטים⁩.

What rhymes with Hit'alelut (⁨התעללות⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Hit'alelut (⁨התעללות⁩) include ⁨אומנות⁩, ⁨חוט⁩, ⁨שירות⁩, ⁨התנהגות⁩, ⁨מהירות⁩, and ⁨פעילות⁩.

Is Hit'alelut (⁨התעללות⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Hit'alelut (⁨התעללות⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨הִתְעַלְּלֻיּוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry התעללות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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