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Mistreatment

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Improper treatment, abuse.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Wrong treatment.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Wrong or unkind treatment; abuse.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the practice of treating (someone or something) badly

Word Usage

"TheAmerican Citizen Services Unit will visit American prisoners to asses reasonable treatment - within the norms of Mexican jails, and where mistreatment is believed to have occurred, file a Protest."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

pattern practice

Hyponym

using disregard annoyance vexation neglect

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

maltreatment

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

maltreatment treatment

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

ill-treatment price-fixing self-incrimination maltreatment beating