MISTREAT

mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat

(verb) treat badly; “This boss abuses his workers”; “She is always stepping on others to get ahead”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

mistreat (third-person singular simple present mistreats, present participle mistreating, simple past and past participle mistreated)

(transitive) To treat someone, or something roughly or badly.

Anagrams

• martites, mitrates, teratism

Source: Wiktionary


Mis*treat", v. t.

Definition: To treat amiss; to abuse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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