单词	mistreatment
释义	mistreatmis‧treat /ˌmɪsˈtriːt/ verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE mistreat Simple Form Present I, you, we, they mistreat he, she, it mistreats Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they mistreated Present perfect I, you, we, they have mistreated he, she, it has mistreated Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had mistreated Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will mistreat Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have mistreated Continuous Form Present I am mistreating he, she, it is mistreating you, we, they are mistreating Past I, he, she, it was mistreating you, we, they were mistreating Present perfect I, you, we, they have been mistreating he, she, it has been mistreating Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been mistreating Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be mistreating Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been mistreating Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS She won't have anything to do with the boy and my husband has said she used to mistreat him. The dangers of the Naples street-life did not bother her; she believed that no one would mistreat her. They mistreat those in a lower rank, pressure us unnecessarily hinting that they will sue us or call on our superiors. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto treat a person or animal in a cruel way► be cruel to · My father drank too much and was often very cruel to my mother.· It is unspeakably cruel to the prisoners to house them in such conditions. ► mistreat/ill-treat to deliberately treat a person or animal in a cruel way, especially when you are responsible for looking after them: · It looks as though this dog has been mistreated by its owner.· Neighbours were sure that the young couple had been ill-treating their children. ► bully to be cruel to someone who is weaker, younger, or has less authority than you: · A group of girls would bully the younger kids, and force them to give them money.· The court heard that the head of department would routinely bully and humiliate workers. ► abuse to treat someone in your family or someone you are responsible for in a cruel way, especially violently or sexually: · My father abused us for years.· Erica runs a hostel for women who have been abused by their husbands.sexually abuse (=force someone to take part in sexual activities): · Erik testified he was sexually abused by his father since the age of 6. ► persecute to be cruel to a person or group of people over a period of time, because of their race or their religious or political beliefs: · Countries all over Europe have persecuted gypsies for centuries.· Human rights advocates say racial minorities continue to be persecuted. ► treat somebody like dirt informal to treat someone as if they were completely worthless and not care about their feelings: · She treats him like dirt but he still loves her.· I wanted us to be friends again, but I wasn't prepared to be treated like dirt to achieve it. ► pick on informal to choose someone from a group to treat cruelly and unfairly especially by repeatedly criticizing them: · Bullies usually pick on younger children.· Why don't you pick on someone your own size?· Older members of staff often pick on an apprentice and make his life a misery. ► victimize also victimise British if a person or group is victimized , they are treated unfairly, for example because of their beliefs, their race, or because they are weak: · He wasn't happy at the school and said he was victimized because of his colour.· The company says she was not dismissed because of her political activities but she claims she was victimized. Word family WORD FAMILYnountreattreatmentmistreatmentadjectiveuntreatedtreatableverbtreatmistreat to treat a person or animal badly, especially in a cruel way SYN  ill-treat, maltreat:  Security forces are accused of mistreating prisoners.—mistreatment noun [uncountable]
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