mistreat

Word family  noun treat treatment mistreatment adjective untreated treatable verb treat mistreat

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mis·treat /ˌmɪsˈtriːt/ verb [transitive]  to treat a person or animal badly, especially in a cruel way 虐待 SYN ill-treat, maltreat Security forces are accused of mistreating prisoners. 安全部队被指控虐待囚犯。 —mistreatment noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

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mistreat• The dangers of the Naples street-life did not bother her; she believed that no one would mistreat her.• She won't have anything to do with the boy and my husband has said she used to mistreat him.• They mistreat those in a lower rank, pressure us unnecessarily hinting that they will sue us or call on our superiors.

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mistreat
mis‧treat /ˌmɪsˈtriːt/ verb [transitive]to treat a person or animal badly, especially in a cruel way
   SYN  ill-treat, maltreat:
    Security forces are accused of mistreating prisoners.
—mistreatment noun [uncountable]

mis·treatBrE /ˌmɪsˈtriːt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmɪsˈtriːt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they mistreat BrE /ˌmɪsˈtriːt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌmɪsˈtriːt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it mistreats BrE /ˌmɪsˈtriːts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌmɪsˈtriːts/ 🔊past simple mistreated BrE /ˌmɪsˈtriːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌmɪsˈtriːtɪd/ 🔊past participle mistreated BrE /ˌmɪsˈtriːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌmɪsˈtriːtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form mistreating BrE /ˌmɪsˈtriːtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌmɪsˈtriːtɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb/sth to treat a person or an animal in a cruel, unkind or unfair way 虐待 SYN ill-treat, maltreat ▸ mis·treat·ment BrE /ˌmɪsˈtriːtmənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmɪsˈtriːtmənt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]