as in to abuse
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 mistreat
Michael also claimed in an episode that he was manipulated and mistreated by his former wife.
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
As the union continues to negotiate for a new contract with the city, members are demanding Miranda’s resignation, claiming the Sheriff has mismanaged the agency, mistreated its workforce and exhibited sexist behavior toward Simonovic.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2025
But Lively did believe she had been harassed and mistreated on set, the filing claims, making the defamation accusation false.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Michael also claimed in an episode that he was manipulated and mistreated by his former wife.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
As the union continues to negotiate for a new contract with the city, members are demanding Miranda’s resignation, claiming the Sheriff has mismanaged the agency, mistreated its workforce and exhibited sexist behavior toward Simonovic.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2025
But Lively did believe she had been harassed and mistreated on set, the filing claims, making the defamation accusation false.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Michael also claimed in an episode that he was manipulated and mistreated by his former wife.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistreat
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Donald Trump is abusing the levers of government to launch an attack against New York Attorney General Tish James on what seem to be pretty flimsy claims of fraud.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2025
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The ways in which these attackers have abused Google’s email system clearly needs to be patched.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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There have been 604 bullying and harassment cases, an average of 55 a year.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2025
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So, thank you for bullying me into getting surgical hair replacement.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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According to the theologian Gustavo Gutiérrez, a contributor to the development of Latin American liberation theology, God does not remain neutral when people are oppressed, so neither should human leaders.—
Annmarie Caño,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2025
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Lopakhin and Varya are pushed together throughout the play, but poor Varya, also born working class, will never be able to break through the part of Lopakhin that still idolizes the very nobility that oppressed his family for generations.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Mistreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistreat. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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