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View usage for: (mɪstriːt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense mistreats, present participle mistreating, past tense, past participle mistreatedverbIf someone mistreats a person or an animal, they treat them badly, especially by making them suffer physically. ...a lad who mistreats a horse. [VERB noun] She has been mistreated by men in the past. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: abuse, injure, harm, molest More Synonyms of mistreat mistreat in British English (ˌmɪsˈtriːt) verb(transitive) to treat badly Derived forms mistreatment (ˌmisˈtreatment) noun mistreat in American English (mɪsˈtrit) verb transitive to treat wrongly or badly Derived forms mistreatment (misˈtreatment) noun Examples of 'mistreat' in a sentencemistreat Definition to treat badly I have been mistreated by people in the past. Synonyms injure rough up brutalize ill-use handle roughly knock about or around Additional synonymsDefinition to injure physically, morally, or mentally I removed the splinter carefully, anxious not to harm him further. Synonyms injure, hurt, wound, abuse, molest, ill-treat, maltreat, lay a finger on, ill-use Definition to treat cruelly or harshly The rescued hostages said they had not been ill-treated. Synonyms abuse, injure, harm, wrong, damage, harry, harass, misuse, oppress, dump on (slang), mishandle, shit on (taboo, slang), maltreat, ill-use, handle roughly, knock about or around Definition to treat badly, cruelly, or violently He was not maltreated during his detention. Synonyms abuse, damage, hurt, injure, harm, bully, mistreat, ill-treat, handle roughly - mistaken
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Additional synonymsDefinition to handle or push someone about roughly Foreign journalists were manhandled by the police. Synonyms rough up, pull, push, paw (informal), maul, handle roughly, knock about or around Definition to handle roughly or clumsily The troops were severely mauled before evacuating the island. Synonyms ill-treat, beat, abuse, batter, thrash, beat up (informal), molest, work over (slang), pummel, manhandle, rough up, handle roughly, knock about or around, beat or knock seven bells out of (informal) Definition to treat badly or harshly His parents should not have misused him. Synonyms mistreat, abuse, injure, harm, exploit, wrong, molest, manhandle, ill-treat, brutalize, maltreat, ill-use, handle roughly Definition to accost or attack someone, esp. a woman or child, with the intention of assaulting her or him sexually He was accused of sexually molesting a colleague. Synonyms abuse, attack, hurt, injure, harm, interfere with, assail, accost, manhandle, ill-treat, maltreatDefinition to treat (someone) unjustly She felt she had been wronged. Synonyms mistreat, abuse, hurt, injure, harm, cheat, take advantage of, discredit, oppress, malign, misrepresent, dump on (slang), impose upon, dishonour, ill-treat, shit on (taboo, slang), maltreat, ill-use |