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mis⋅treat
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mɪsˈtrit
/
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mistreatment
–verb (used with object)
to treat badly or abusively.
Origin:
1425–75;
late ME
mistreten.
See
mis-
1
,
treat
Related forms:
mis⋅treat⋅ment,
noun
Synonyms:
maltreat, ill-treat, misuse, wrong.
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mis·treat
(mĭs-trēt')
tr.v.
mis·treat·ed
,
mis·treat·ing
,
mis·treats
To treat roughly or wrongly. See Synonyms at
abuse
.
mis·treat'ment
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
mistreat
1453; see
mis- (1)
+
treat (v.)
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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