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- DictionaryMis·treat/ˌmisˈtrēt/
verb
- 1. treat (a person or animal) badly, cruelly, or unfairly: "he denied mistreating his workers"
The meaning of MISTREAT is to treat badly : abuse. How to use mistreat in a sentence.
to treat a person or animal badly, cruelly, or unfairly: Both parents have denied charges of mistreating their children. I think people who mistreat their pets should be banned from keeping them. Synonyms. abuse. ill-treat. maltreat formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Treating people or animals badly. a raw deal idiom. abuser.
to treat a person or animal badly, cruelly, or unfairly: Both parents have denied charges of mistreating their children. I think people who mistreat their pets should be banned from keeping them. Synonyms. abuse. ill-treat. maltreat formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Treating people or animals badly. a raw deal idiom. abuser.
If a teacher were to mistreat her students, she could lose her job. This verb adds the "bad or wrong" prefix mis- to treat, from its Latin root tractare, "manage or handle." Definitions of mistreat. verb. treat badly. synonyms: abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, step. see more.
Definition of mistreat verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Mistreat definition: to treat badly or abusively.. See examples of MISTREAT used in a sentence.
Define mistreat. mistreat synonyms, mistreat pronunciation, mistreat translation, English dictionary definition of mistreat. tr.v. mis·treat·ed , mis·treat·ing , mis·treats To treat roughly or wrongly. See Synonyms at abuse. mis·treat′ment n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the...
