Synonyms of mistreatment

mistreatment

noun

as in maltreatment

Related Words

• maltreatment
• ill-treatment
• mismanagement
• mishandling
• ill-usage
• abuse
• destruction
• misuse
• wrecking
• misapplication
• spoiling
• mismanaging
• damage
• perversion
• debasement
• desecration
• prostitution
• misusage
• ruin
• profanation
• corruption
• misemployment
• misutilization

Dissimilar Words

• use
• application
• employment
• utilization

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mistreatment

Investigators concluded that several deaths in custody involving people detained for political reasons were linked to inadequate medical attention and mistreatment. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

One of the things that struck me about this performance is how restrained your character is – even in the face of serious abuse and mistreatment from people and systems. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

The most sensational of the federal probes involved allegations of deputy mistreatment of inmates. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Before his release, Gilman was hospitalized in serious condition after he had allegedly been subjected to severe mistreatment, according to Global Reach, an organization that worked to free him. — Duarte Dias, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026

Racial profiling is the discriminatory mistreatment of racial, ethnic, or religious minorities by police officers and other law enforcement or security personnel. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

Yes, violence and mistreatment of women should be called out and women and girls should be protected, but these decisions and statements are just pure, unadulterated corporate virtue signaling. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

The notion is that children are both uniquely vulnerable to trafficking or other mistreatment and incapable of navigating their way through the byzantine immigration system without legal help. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

However, the bug hunter has been deliberately avoiding attempts to coordinate with Microsoft to patch the vulnerabilities, citing past mistreatment by the company. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026