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mistreat

mis·treat
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mis-treet]
    • /mɪsˈtrit/
    • /ˌmɪsˈtriːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mis-treet]
    • /mɪsˈtrit/

Definitions of mistreat word

  • verb with object mistreat to treat badly or abusively. 1
  • noun mistreat Treat (a person or animal) badly, cruelly, or unfairly. 1
  • transitive verb mistreat person, animal: treat badly 1
  • verb mistreat If someone mistreats a person or an animal, they treat them badly, especially by making them suffer physically. 0
  • verb mistreat to treat badly 0
  • verb transitive mistreat to treat wrongly or badly 0

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Origin of mistreat

First appearance:

before 1425
One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1425-75, mistreat is from the late Middle English word mistreten. See mis-1, treat

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Mistreat

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mistreat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

mistreat usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for mistreat

verb mistreat

  • harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
  • maltreat — to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse: to maltreat a prisoner.
  • abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
  • brutalize — If an unpleasant experience brutalizes someone, it makes them cruel or violent.
  • misuse — wrong or improper use; misapplication.

Antonyms for mistreat

verb mistreat

  • aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
  • assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
  • benefit — The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it.
  • protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
  • guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.

Top questions with mistreat

  • what does mistreat mean?
  • pray for those who mistreat you?
  • men who mistreat women?
  • when people mistreat you?
  • why men mistreat women?
  • why do people mistreat animals?

See also

Matching words

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