mistreating

ˌmɪsˈtriːtɪŋ

Definition

Definition of mistreating - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

harm

Rare

causing harm or suffering

Rare

The mistreating behavior of the staff led to complaints.
Mistreating animals is a serious offense.
The mistreating actions were caught on camera.

abusive

cruel

harmful

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Origin of mistreating

Old English, mis- (wrongly) + treat (handle)

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cruelty to children

legal

criminal offence of seriously mistreating or neglecting a child

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French:maltraitant, ...
German:misshandelnd, ...
Italian:dannoso, ...
Spanish:dañino, ...
Portuguese:prejudicial, ...
Chinese:造成伤害的, ...
Japanese:害を与える, ...
Arabic:مؤذٍ, ...
Hebrew:מַזִּיק, ...
Russian:причиняющий вред, ...
Ukrainian:шкідливий, ...
Hindi:हानिकारक, ...
Bengali:অত্যাচারকারী, ...
Catalan:maltractant, ...
Czech:týrající, ...
Danish:mishandlende, ...
Dutch:schadelijk, ...
Greek:βλαπτικός, ...
Hungarian:bántalmazó, ...
Khmer:បង្កការឈឺចាប់, ...
Korean:해를 끼치는, ...
Persian:آزاردهنده, ...
Polish:krzywdzący, ...
Portuguese (BR):prejudicial, ...
Romanian:abuziv, ...
Swedish:skadlig, ...
Thai:ที่ทำให้เกิดความทุกข์, ...
Turkish:zarar veren, ...
Vietnamese:gây hại, ...

mistreat

mɪsˈtriːt

Definition of mistreat - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

general treatmenttreat someone or something roughly or badly

The owner was fined for mistreating the dog.

abuse

ill-treat

maltreat

medical error

TECH.

administer an incorrect treatment to a patient

TECH.

The doctor accidentally mistreated the patient's condition.

abuse

maltreat

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Origin of mistreat

English, mis (wrongly) + treat (handle)

Examples of mistreat in a sentence

He was accused of mistreating his employees.
The nurse mistreated the patient by giving the wrong dosage.
He was mistreated due to a misdiagnosis at the clinic.

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French:maltraiter, traiter incorrectement, ...
German:schlecht behandeln, falsch behandeln, ...
Italian:maltrattare, curare in modo errato, ...
Spanish:maltratar, equivocarse, ...
Portuguese:maltratar, dar um tratamento incorreto, ...
Chinese:虐待, 误治, ...
Japanese:虐待する, 誤治療する, ...
Arabic:أَساءَ مُعامَلَة, أَسَاءَ مُعَالَجَة, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְעַלֵּל, לְטַפֵּל בְּאוֹפֶן שָׁגוּי, ...
Russian:плохо обращаться, неправильно лечить, ...
Ukrainian:погано поводитися, неправильно лікувати, ...
Hindi:बुरा व्यवहार करना, गलत उपचार करना, ...
Bengali:দুর্ব্যবহার করা, ভুল চিকিৎসা করা, ...
Catalan:maltractar, tractar incorrectament, ...
Czech:špatně zacházet, nesprávně léčit, ...
Danish:mishandle, fejlbehandle, ...
Dutch:mishandelen, verkeerd behandelen, ...
Greek:κακομεταχειρίζομαι, δίνω λανθασμένη θεραπεία, ...
Hungarian:rosszul bánni, félrekezelni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើបាប, ព្យាបាលខុស, ...
Korean:학대하다, 잘못 치료하다, ...
Persian:بدرفتاری کردن, نادرست درمان کرد, ...
Polish:źle traktować, niewłaściwie leczyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):maltratar, tratar incorretamente, ...
Romanian:a maltrata, a trata greșit, ...
Swedish:misshandla, felbehandla, ...
Thai:ปฏิบัติอย่างไม่ดี, ให้การรักษาที่ไม่ถูกต้อง, ...
Turkish:kötü davranmak, yanlış tedavi etmek, ...
Vietnamese:ngược đãi, điều trị sai, ...

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