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| mis·treat [ miss trt ] (past and past participle mis·treat·ed, present participle mis·treat·ing, 3rd person present singular mis·treats) |
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abuse somebody or something: to treat somebody or something badly or roughly
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mistreat, abuse, ill-treat, maltreat, ill-use
CORE MEANING: to treat somebody or something wrongly or badly
mistreat to treat somebody or something badly or roughly;
It was clear that some prisoners had been mistreated.
Children should be taught that mistreating animals is not okay.
abuse to treat a person or animal cruelly, whether physically, psychologically, or sexually, especially on a regular or habitual basis;
a clinic for men who have sexually abused children
She has been accused of abusing the animals in her care.
ill-treat to behave cruelly or unkindly toward a person or animal;
She felt let down by the broken promises, believing that she had been ill-treated by her employers.
There was evidence that the dogs were being ill-treated.
maltreat to behave cruelly or unkindly toward a person or animal, especially by neglecting their welfare;
If one child in a family is maltreated, others in the same family are at high risk.
ill-use to treat somebody or something harshly or inappropriately;
With a feeling of being ill-used he started to clear up the remains of last night's dinner. |
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