Mistreat Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Mistreat

ill-treat
To treat unkindly or harshly.
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abuse
To inflict physical, sexual, or psychological harm upon
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maltreat
To treat badly, to abuse. [from 18th c.]
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harm
To do harm to; hurt, damage, etc.
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injure
To do physical harm or damage to; hurt
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wrong
To wrong is to act improperly towards someone or to improperly accuse someone of something bad.
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illuse
To hurt or injure by maltreatment
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mishandle
To treat roughly; maltreat:
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misuse
Misuse is defined as to use in the wrong way, or to abuse.
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outrage
To produce anger or resentment in:
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violate
To rape.
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ill-use
To maltreat.
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step
To measure by pacing:
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Antonyms for Mistreat

treat well
treat badly or wrongly
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pamper
To pamper is to spoil or indulge.
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coddle
To treat indulgently; baby.
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please
To be agreeable; give pleasure; satisfy
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satisfy
To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for.
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favor
To use gently; spare
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pet
(Dated) To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.
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Words Related to Mistreat

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brutalise
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molest
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help
(Intransitive) To provide assistance.
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victimize
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victimise
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ostracise
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Mistreat Sentence Examples

  • Drivers can mistreat or beat up their cars and ignore or delay necessary maintenance and repairs until their car quits running, so age makes a difference when searching for a used car.

  • But … he doesn't mistreat me and there's potential for me to do good from Hell.

  • Gabriel of the Quran, in contrast, does physically mistreat Muhammad to the point of his suicidal confusion.

  • If you mistreat your employees or stockholders, you run the risk that a couple million people may know about it before nightfall, thanks to Twitter, MySpace, Facebook and citizen journalists.

  • Avoid Puppy Mills - disreputable breeding farms that mistreat animals by confining them in inadequate kennels, under poor conditions just to create additional litters.

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