MISTREATS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

mistreats

verb

present tense third-person singular of mistreat

as in abuses

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 mistreats Victor’s own father is obsessed with legacy and perfection and mistreats his boy, and that cycle continues with Victor and the Creature. —

Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025 Mihály is a brute who mistreats his mother. —

Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025

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New York City’s child welfare agency routinely abuses its emergency power to take children from their parents without a court order, creating lifelong consequences for families, a new class-action lawsuit seeking to end the practice alleged Thursday.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
People deserve a government that watches out for our people’s best interests, not one that abuses its powers and sells us to the highest bidder.

— Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026