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
Your daughter is mistreating you.
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Badly injured, Bradley initially fails to grasp the gravity of his situation and continues to mistreat Linda.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
The captain who hired the officer later filed a human resources complaint alleging the officer had been mistreated.
—Ben Wheeler
may 20, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Kabuga did not want to return to Rwanda — which offered to take him — out of fear he would be mistreated.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for mistreat
Judith Martin, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Badly injured, Bradley initially fails to grasp the gravity of his situation and continues to mistreat Linda.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
The captain who hired the officer later filed a human resources complaint alleging the officer had been mistreated.
—Ben Wheeler
may 20, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Kabuga did not want to return to Rwanda — which offered to take him — out of fear he would be mistreated.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for mistreat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistreat
Verb
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Moreover, the states often abused their authority, both over their own citizens and with regard to each other.—
Jordan Cash,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
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And did the court abuse its discretion by imposing the 60-year minimum?—
Tom Olsen,
Twin Cities,
8 June 2026
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Rudin relinquished his Broadway producing duties in 2021 following allegations of bullying but returned last season with a transfer of Little Bear Ridge Road, also starring Metcalf.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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Movies like Mean Girls, Wonder, and The Karate Kid offer powerful ways to help kids recognize bullying and build empathy.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
5 June 2026
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Gratified right-wingers closely examined the charges and pointed to the prosecution as validation of their belief that conservative Christians across America are being oppressed by violent left-leaning protesters.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
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Having been raised not too far from similarly-minded environs, this Turkish critic knows that keeping a pure and noble familial slate in patriarchy often means oppressing women.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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“Mistreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistreat. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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