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
But Lively did believe she had been harassed and mistreated on set, the filing claims, making the defamation accusation false.
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
In a series of posts on X Monday (March 17), the star clapped back at critics of her new music before calling out the way Black women have historically been mistreated.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2025
The largest share of pending complaints — about 6,000 — were related to students with disabilities who feel they’ve been mistreated or unfairly denied help at school, according to a ProPublica analysis of department data.
—Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 12 Mar. 2025
Black models confided in her, sharing stories of their hair being damaged, mistreated, or outright ignored by stylists unfamiliar with their textures.
—Lyric Christian, Essence, 12 Mar. 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
In a series of posts on X Monday (March 17), the star clapped back at critics of her new music before calling out the way Black women have historically been mistreated.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2025
The largest share of pending complaints — about 6,000 — were related to students with disabilities who feel they’ve been mistreated or unfairly denied help at school, according to a ProPublica analysis of department data.
—Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 12 Mar. 2025
Black models confided in her, sharing stories of their hair being damaged, mistreated, or outright ignored by stylists unfamiliar with their textures.
—Lyric Christian, Essence, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistreat
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Authorities subsequently found that the boy and Ruby's 10-year-old daughter had been seriously abused.—
Liam Quinn,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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In May 2023, Attorney General Kwame Raoul published a 696-page report, which found that over about seven decades, at least 1,997 children have been abused by 451 Catholic clerics and religious brothers across the state’s dioceses.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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In the novel and subsequent film adaptation, Sue initially joins in bullying Carrie but later decides to try to befriend her.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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With his carry-on bag, his ID and medication inside, now with the DEA, David had no choice but to step off the plane and was eventually bullied into permitting a search of his bag.—
Andrew Wimer,
Forbes.com,
9 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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The trial for Morteza Amiri and Devon Wenger will test the government’s contention that the two men used the power of their badges to intimidate, injure and oppress the people of the city they were supposed to serve.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Mistreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistreat. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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