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Definition of mistreat verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

mistreat

verb

NAmE//ˌmɪsˈtrit//

mistreat somebody/somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they mistreat

he / she / it mistreats

past simple mistreated

-ing form mistreating

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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mistreatment

noun [uncountable]See mistreat in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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