as in to abuse
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
the foster parent who had been mistreating his charges was sent to jail
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Recent Examples of mistreat
Two shows on Netflix last year helped inject momentum into a slow-moving legal process, and new interest in the brothers’ fate was fueled by campaigns on TikTok and other social media by younger people who felt the brothers were mistreated in the 1990s.
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Tim Arango, New York Times, 15 May 2025
At one point, Crittenton said that he was being mistreated in prison.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Trump is working to weaponize immigration enforcement to create an increasingly brutal and unaccountable system — one where anyone could be mistreated, denied justice and left without recourse.
—Juan Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
Picasso was known for mistreating the women in his life.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
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Tim Arango, New York Times, 15 May 2025
At one point, Crittenton said that he was being mistreated in prison.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Trump is working to weaponize immigration enforcement to create an increasingly brutal and unaccountable system — one where anyone could be mistreated, denied justice and left without recourse.
—Juan Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
Picasso was known for mistreating the women in his life.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistreat
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Three-time gold medal sprinter Gabby Thomas was verbally abused at a track meet in Philadelphia, not the first harassment this year.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2025
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Smart was subjected to daily rapes and often abused and starved throughout her 9-month ordeal.—
Stephanie Kaloi,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Kids with alopecia areata get bullied in school every day.—
Shamsha Damani,
Health,
13 June 2025
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Cash noted she was bullied throughout school for her learning disability.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Cell 16 credited the Black Liberation movement as an inspiration for their group while acknowledging that women were oppressed even within that movement.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
11 June 2025
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In today's therapy culture, people are cast as either oppressed or oppressors, as if those are the only options.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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“Mistreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistreat. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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