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Synonyms for mistreat

  • verb

Most common

ill-use ill-treat misuse maltreat man-handle punish

All synonyms

Verb

1. Abuse — to treat someone, or something roughly or badly

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

Other

punish, man-handle, jerk around informal

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To treat someone, or something roughly or badly.

Related words

Word family
mistreatment

Forms

Past participle
mistreated
e.g. mistreated → abused, ill-treated, ill-used, misused…

Example sentences

  • misuse Data must be protected from those who misuse it.
  • punish People punish petty thieves but love big thieves.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
mistreatrising
misusesteady
maltreatsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
step1
5 letters
abuse2
6 letters
punish2, misuse2
8 letters
maltreat

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abuse2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
maltraiter
Deutsch
kujonieren
Català
maltractar