mistreat
verb/ˌmɪsˈtriːt/
/ˌmɪsˈtriːt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they mistreat | /ˌmɪsˈtriːt/ /ˌmɪsˈtriːt/ |
| he / she / it mistreats | /ˌmɪsˈtriːts/ /ˌmɪsˈtriːts/ |
| past simple mistreated | /ˌmɪsˈtriːtɪd/ /ˌmɪsˈtriːtɪd/ |
| past participle mistreated | /ˌmɪsˈtriːtɪd/ /ˌmɪsˈtriːtɪd/ |
| -ing form mistreating | /ˌmɪsˈtriːtɪŋ/ /ˌmɪsˈtriːtɪŋ/ |
- mistreat somebody/something to treat a person or an animal in a cruel, unkind or unfair way synonym ill-treat, maltreat
- animals that have been mistreated by their owners
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