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Recent Examples of mistreatment
From product recalls to workplace discrimination, to customer mistreatment scandals, CEOs are often thrust into the spotlight and forced to apologize.
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Prachi Gala, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Both sides have also charged one another with mistreatment of detainees and failure to uphold the spirit of the ceasefire deal.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The decision has been greeted with dismay by many Israeli documentary professionals who point to their tradition of documenting and critiquing Israel’s mistreatment of Palestinians, as well as the efforts of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to shut them down.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
While breaking a K-pop contract early is typically associated with exorbitant penalties for artists, the group suggested that the label breached contract first, citing alleged mistreatment and mismanagement.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
As the Netflix series often attempted to bring light to the real mistreatment faced by incarcerated people, Poussey’s death at the hands of a police officer who suffocated her was intended to shed light on the real police brutality Black inmates in particular face.
—Catherine Mhloyi, Them., 29 Oct. 2025
The event capped almost 18 months of turbulence for the long-running contest, which underwent an acrimonious change in leadership following the resignation of Miss USA 2023, Utah’s Noelia Voigt, amid allegations of mistreatment.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
In July, after months of detention, which included routine beatings and other mistreatment, the men were released to Venezuela in a prisoner exchange.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
And merely making the request to Plant is already generating new attention for the nonprofit, which was founded in Maryland in 1980 with the goal of speaking out against the mistreatment and exploitation of animals.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Prachi Gala, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Both sides have also charged one another with mistreatment of detainees and failure to uphold the spirit of the ceasefire deal.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The decision has been greeted with dismay by many Israeli documentary professionals who point to their tradition of documenting and critiquing Israel’s mistreatment of Palestinians, as well as the efforts of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to shut them down.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
While breaking a K-pop contract early is typically associated with exorbitant penalties for artists, the group suggested that the label breached contract first, citing alleged mistreatment and mismanagement.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
As the Netflix series often attempted to bring light to the real mistreatment faced by incarcerated people, Poussey’s death at the hands of a police officer who suffocated her was intended to shed light on the real police brutality Black inmates in particular face.
—Catherine Mhloyi, Them., 29 Oct. 2025
The event capped almost 18 months of turbulence for the long-running contest, which underwent an acrimonious change in leadership following the resignation of Miss USA 2023, Utah’s Noelia Voigt, amid allegations of mistreatment.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
In July, after months of detention, which included routine beatings and other mistreatment, the men were released to Venezuela in a prisoner exchange.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
And merely making the request to Plant is already generating new attention for the nonprofit, which was founded in Maryland in 1980 with the goal of speaking out against the mistreatment and exploitation of animals.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistreatment
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In the antebellum years and during Reconstruction, conjure women told mermaid stories that empowered women and girls, where the mermaids’ struggles for freedom mirrored their own experiences of domestic abuse or reproductive maltreatment during slavery.—
Time,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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Of this group, more than half – 56% – had talked about their maltreatment on social media.—
Laura Schwab Reese,
The Conversation,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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On the stand, Nash testified to Combs’ ill-treatment Fine during the years he was employed.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Prior to the August merger, Paramount endured a brutal stretch following the pandemic, with years of instability and mismanagement culminating in the media giant tapping three co-CEOs to lead the company through tumult.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
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Tehran, the capital, has also struggled with falling water levels and periodic rationing, while major lakes such as Lake Urmia in the northwest have largely dried up after decades of mismanagement and reduced inflow.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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The mishandling of his status and the confusion about his availability led the NFL to investigate the matter, which has now led to a massive fine for the Ravens organization.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The basis for the recent raid involved information gathered overseas by the CIA that pointed to the possible mishandling of national security information, the New York Times reported.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Mistreatment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistreatment. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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