mistreat

CEFRC1

/mɪsˈtɹiːt/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To treat a person or animal badly or cruelly.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To administer an incorrect treatment to a patient.

Examples

  • Tom is said to mistreat his wife.

  • Don't mistreat small animals!

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To treat someone, or something roughly or badly.

More examples

In context

  • They didn't mistreat me.

  • The syphilis that Catapano and other AIDS-syphilis theorists are especially concerned about may develop when repeated treponeme infections are not treated, or, more commonly, are 'mistreated with penicillin.

Synonyms

Quick test

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The cruel owner would blank the poor dog by hitting it every day.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From mis- + treat.