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How to pronounce mistreat in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, step
Type of do by, handle, treat
Has types kick around
Derivation mistreatment

Examples of mistreat

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When, in the late 1920s, Wilson began to mistreat his wife, Boult took her side.
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Workers whose employers mistreat them should and do have the right to unionize.
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We're worried that he is going to mistreat our daughter and try to convert her.
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This sport is clearly not for those who consider it sacrilege to mistreat a bike.
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Organizations that mistreat employees and abuse customers are ripe for failure.
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Patricia testified he was a good father and she never saw him mistreat her mother.
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Once you teach an entire organization to mistreat customers, it's hard to fix.
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It's true that as much as we love these animals, we also profoundly mistreat them.
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Also, I remember reading somewhere that she used to mistreat her own children.
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More examples
  • Treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
  • (mistreated) abused: subjected to cruel treatment; "an abused wife"
  • (mistreatment) the practice of treating (someone or something) badly; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother"
  • Abuse is the improper usage or treatment for a bad purpose, often to unfairly or improperly gain benefit, physical or verbal maltreatment, injury, sexual assault, violation, rape, unjust practices; wrongful practice or custom; offense; crime, or otherwise verbal aggression. ...
  • (Mistreated (song)) "Mistreated" is a song by the British hard rock band Deep Purple taken from their 1974 album Burn. Unlike most of Deep Purple's material (hard rock, heavy metal) "Mistreated" is a blues rock song. ...
  • To treat someone, or something roughly or badly
  • (Mistreatment) An intentional, reckless or negligent action or omission that exposes a behavioral health recipient to a serious risk of physical or emotional harm. Mistreatment includes but is not limited to: