as in bullied
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 mistreated
Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
One said no one mistreated him.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
In the last decade, a spate of pop culture examining how the media mistreated famous women in the 1990s and 2000s has recontextualized their stories.
—Scarlett Harris, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
In a post on X Monday, Israel’s foreign ministry again denied that any of the flotilla participants had been mistreated in detention.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Rene Gomez, the civic engagement coordinator with the Farmworkers Association of Florida, said many workers who receive H-1B visas are mistreated by their employers through harassment, wage theft, and safety concerns, which are difficult to report because of their immigration status.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
There's value in giving girls their flowers, especially girls that are almost always mistreated.
—Zhong Lin, Allure, 23 Sep. 2025
But Schlitz couldn’t ignore that his biracial, Black daughter seemed to be mistreated in comparison to other students.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
In a separate summary of allegations, unnamed players told school officials that McGlynn mistreated them and the other team coaches.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
In prison, she was often severely mistreated.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
One said no one mistreated him.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
In the last decade, a spate of pop culture examining how the media mistreated famous women in the 1990s and 2000s has recontextualized their stories.
—Scarlett Harris, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
In a post on X Monday, Israel’s foreign ministry again denied that any of the flotilla participants had been mistreated in detention.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Rene Gomez, the civic engagement coordinator with the Farmworkers Association of Florida, said many workers who receive H-1B visas are mistreated by their employers through harassment, wage theft, and safety concerns, which are difficult to report because of their immigration status.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
There's value in giving girls their flowers, especially girls that are almost always mistreated.
—Zhong Lin, Allure, 23 Sep. 2025
But Schlitz couldn’t ignore that his biracial, Black daughter seemed to be mistreated in comparison to other students.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
In a separate summary of allegations, unnamed players told school officials that McGlynn mistreated them and the other team coaches.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistreated
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She had been abused as a child and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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For over a year, it was then used and abused for testing, much of it on Ferrari’s Fiorano track.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
13 Oct. 2025
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She’s being bullied at school due to the fact her psychic gifts that helped solve The Grabber case are no longer a secret.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Enter Billy, played by Dacre Montgomery, a troubled California transplant who bullied his younger step-sister, Max, and her friends.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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Donnelly, meanwhile, recalled on the witness stand how he was repeatedly drowned, tortured and raped by Gacy, per court documents.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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In Elordi’s hands, the creature is a sensitive soul tortured by his own existence.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Mistreated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistreated. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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