Word familynoun treat treatment mistreatmentadjective untreated treatable verb treat mistreat
mis·treat /ˌmɪsˈtriːt/ verb [transitiveT]
to treat a person or animal badly, especially in a cruel way 虐待SYN ill-treat, maltreat
Security forces are accused of mistreating prisoners.
安全部队被指控虐待囚犯。
—mistreatment noun [uncountableU]
Examples from the Corpus
mistreat• The dangers of the Naples street-life did not bother her; she believed that no one would mistreat her.• She won't have anything to do with the boy and my husband has said she used to mistreat him.• They mistreat those in a lower rank, pressure us unnecessarily hinting that they will sue us or call on our superiors.