mis·treat

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• mis|treat — «mihs TREET», transitive verb. to treat badly or wrongly; ill treat: »The boy was punished for mistreating his dog. SYNONYM(S): maltreat, abuse …   Useful english dictionary

• mis|treat|ment — «mihs TREET muhnt», noun. bad treatment; ill treatment. SYNONYM(S): maltreatment …   Useful english dictionary

• treat — en·treat·ing·ly; mal·treat; mis·treat; pre·treat; re·treat·al; re·treat·ant; re·treat·ism; treat·able; treat·er; treat·ment; hy·dro·treat; treat·abil·i·ty; en·treat; es·treat; re·treat; treat; hy·dro·treat·er; …   English syllables

• mis|use — «verb. mihs YOOZ; noun. mihs YOOS», verb, used, us|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to use for the wrong purpose; use improperly: »He misuses his knife at the table by lifting food with it. SYNONYM(S): misapply. 2. to treat badly; abu …   Useful english dictionary

• art|e|mis|i|nin — «AHRT uh MIHS uh nihn», noun. a compound used to treat malaria. It was first derived by Chinese scientists from sweet wormwood, or Artemisia annua …   Useful english dictionary

• mistreat — mis·treat …   English syllables

• mistreat — mis|treat [ mıs trit ] verb transitive to treat someone in an unfair or cruel way: She felt she had been mistreated by the police. The animals used in the movie are in no way mistreated. ╾ mis|treat|ment noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• mistreat — mis|treat [ˌmısˈtri:t] v [T] to treat a person or animal badly, especially in a cruel way = ↑ill treat, maltreat ↑maltreat ▪ Security forces are accused of mistreating prisoners. >mistreatment n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• mistreat — mis•treat [[t]mɪsˈtrit[/t]] v. t. to treat badly or abusively • Etymology: 1425–75 mis•treat′ment, n …   From formal English to slang

• Mistreat — Mis*treat , v. t. To treat amiss; to abuse. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English