What does mistreat mean?
Definitions for mistreat
mɪsˈtritmis·treat
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word mistreat.
Princeton's WordNet
mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treatverb
treat badly
"This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
Wiktionary
mistreatverb
To treat someone, or something roughly or badly.
Webster Dictionary
Mistreatverb
to treat amiss; to abuse
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Mistreat
mis-trēt′, v.t. to treat ill: to abuse.—n. Mistreat′ment, ill-treatment: abuse.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mistreat in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mistreat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of mistreat in a Sentence
Power in colleges has shifted dramatically in recent years to the administrative side, those of us who are tenured need to use our academic freedom because we're the only ones at institutions who have power to speak out when administrations mistreat Know Your.
She just always had that courage about her, she never did like seeing people mistreat anybody.
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- misshandelnGerman
- mistraktiEsperanto
- maltratarSpanish
- kohdella kaltoinFinnish
- maltraiterFrench
- maltreteHaitian Creole
- mishandelenDutch
- maltratar, destratarPortuguese
- плохо обращатьсяRussian
- mateso, dhulmaSwahili
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