mistreatverb [ T ]
uk/ˌmɪsˈtriːt/us/ˌmɪsˈtriːt/to treat a person or animal badly, cruelly, or unfairly:
Both parents have denied charges of mistreating their children.
I think people who mistreat their pets should be banned from keeping them.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Treating people or animals badly
- a raw deal idiom
- at the hands of sb idiom
- batten
- batten on sb
- be heavy on sb idiom
- bleed
- grind
- jerk
- jerk sb around
- knife
- knock
- knock sb around
- put sb through sth
- shit on sb
- shortchange
- shove
- shove sb around
- smite
- torment
- walk all over sb idiom
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mistreatment
noun [ U ] uk/ˌmɪsˈtriːt.mənt/us/ˌmɪsˈtriːt.mənt/
She suffered years of mistreatment from her violent husband.