mistreatment

noun

as in maltreatment

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Recent Examples of mistreatment Federal prosecutors accuse Maduro and Flores of directing a campaign of political repression involving brutal interrogations, arbitrary detentions and the mistreatment of prisoners. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026 The tale is not just about an individual tragedy but one that exposes inequities involving the mistreatment of juveniles and the corrupting influence of power. — Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026 Bass responded by accusing her of romanticizing a chief who presided over the mistreatment of Black and Latino residents. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 Nearly a decade after Fulton County seized his horses over allegations of animal mistreatment, a South Fulton horseman's fight to receive just compensation for his property has become a potentially precedent-setting constitutional case. — Brian Unger, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 The incident is the latest in a series of physical mistreatment investigations at Big Blue Marble Academy in Grovetown, just outside of Augusta. — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026 On the one hand, Shylock’s mistreatment in the play isn’t a million miles away from how Jews in Venice were treated. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 The Spanish government is investigating accusations detailed in an Amnesty International report of mistreatment and torture by Spanish soldiers. — Joseph Wilson, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026 The Spanish government is investigating allegations detailed in an Amnesty International report of mistreatment and torture by Spanish soldiers. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistreatment
  1. maltreatment
  2. ill-treatment
  3. mismanagement
  4. mishandling
Noun
  • The program is linked to a 32% drop in infant maltreatment reports, which represents a massive prevention of child welfare involvement.
    — Mona Hanna, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The maltreatment eventually led her to run away, later re-entering foster care.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Definition of maltreatment
Noun
  • Officers understood that a move against Maduro without clear guarantees of immunity meant risking imprisonment, torture, confiscation of assets, and the ill-treatment of their families.
    — Bobby Ghosh, Time, 3 Jan. 2026
  • On the stand, Nash testified to Combs’ ill-treatment Fine during the years he was employed.
    — DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Definition of ill-treatment
Noun
  • The lawsuits say Clancy strangled the three children in the basement of the family's Duxbury home during a mental health crisis exacerbated by poor medical treatment and prescription mismanagement.
    — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Their enthusiastic reception underscored the enduring aspiration for democratic liberty and dignity after decades of political repression, economic mismanagement, and corruption.
    — the Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of mismanagement
Noun
  • Four years before that, the governor ordered an independent review into capital punishment after abruptly stopping the April 2022 execution of Oscar Smith in the 11th hour when officials became aware of a mishandling of the drugs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The bill was ushered through the state General Assembly after the discovery of extensive mishandling of bodies at a Carlinville funeral home, where at least 80 families were given the wrong remains.
    — Casey Toner, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of mishandling

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“Mistreatment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistreatment. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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