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Definition of mistreat verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mistreat

verb
 
/ˌmɪsˈtriːt/
 
/ˌmɪsˈtriːt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they mistreat
 
/ˌmɪsˈtriːt/
 
/ˌmɪsˈtriːt/
he / she / it mistreats
 
/ˌmɪsˈtriːts/
 
/ˌmɪsˈtriːts/
past simple mistreated
 
/ˌmɪsˈtriːtɪd/
 
/ˌmɪsˈtriːtɪd/
past participle mistreated
 
/ˌmɪsˈtriːtɪd/
 
/ˌmɪsˈtriːtɪd/
-ing form mistreating
 
/ˌmɪsˈtriːtɪŋ/
 
/ˌmɪsˈtriːtɪŋ/
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  1. mistreat somebody/something 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
    Topics Personal qualitiesc1
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