MISTREAT
Dictionary entry overview: What does mistreat mean? • MISTREAT (verb)
The verb MISTREAT has 1 sense:
1. treat badly
Familiarity information: MISTREAT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MISTREAT (verb)
Meaning:
Treat badly
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
abuse; ill-treat; ill-use; maltreat; mistreat; step
Context examples:
This boss abuses his workers / She is always stepping on others to get ahead
Hypernyms (to "mistreat" is one way to...):
do by; handle; treat (interact in a certain way)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mistreat"):
kick around (treat badly; abuse)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They want to mistreat the prisoners
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