mistreat

//mɪsˈtriːt//
B2Frequency Level 12Neutral
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Verb

mistreatInfinitive
mistreatPresent tense
mistreatedPast tense
mistreatedPast participle
mistreatingPresent participle
mistreatsThird-person singular
1

To treat someone or something badly, cruelly, or unfairly.

It is wrong to mistreat animals.

Synonym

abusemaltreatill-treat

Antonym

cherishnurture