mistreating

mis·treat (m

s-tr

)

tr.v. mis·treat·ed, mis·treat·ing, mis·treats

To treat roughly or wrongly. See Synonyms at abuse.

mis·treatment n.

mistreat [ˌmɪsˈtriːt]

(tr) to treat badly

mistreatment n

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Verb

mistreat - treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, step

do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"

kick around - treat badly; abuse; "They won't have me to kick around any more!"

mistreat

verb abuse, injure, harm, molest, misuse, maul, manhandle, wrong, rough up, ill-treat, brutalize, maltreat, ill-use, handle roughly, knock about or around She has been mistreated by men in the past.

Translations

mistreat [mɪsˈtriːt] VT → maltratar

mistreat [ˌmɪsˈtriːt] vt → maltraiter

mistreat

vt → schlecht behandeln; (violently) → misshandeln

mistreat [ˌmɪsˈtriːt] vt → maltrattare, trattare male

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The men have been held in Libya since July 2008 following the arrest in Geneva of a son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on charges, later dropped, of mistreating two domestic employees.

Libya says two Swiss businessmen to stand trial by Al Arabiya (Saudi Arabia)

People had to wait for years to get out of a marriage if they could not prove that their partner was misbehaving or mistreating them.

SMS text messages can be used as evidence for divorce in France by Asian News International

AN ELDERLY cat lover who shared her home with 40 animals has admitted the house was "ruined" but denied mistreating them.

Woman denies cats mistreated by Birmingham Mail (England)

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