mistreatment
noun[U]
uk/ˌmɪsˈtriːt.mənt/us/ˌmɪsˈtriːt.mənt/theactoftreatingapersonoranimalbadly,cruelly, orunfairly:
虐待Shesufferedyearsof mistreatment from herviolenthusband.她多年来一直遭受丈夫的暴力虐待。
theallegedmistreatment ofprisoners虐待囚犯的指控
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mistreat
- She isangryabout theneglectand mistreatment of theseanimals.
- He hadsufferedmentalandphysicalmistreatment.
- Reports ofabuse, mistreatment andneglectofpatientsat thehospitalincreased.
Treating people or animals badly
- a raw dealidiom
- abuser
- anti-harassment
- at the hands ofsomeoneidiom
- batten
- batten onsomeone
- ill-treat
- ill-treatment
- ill-used
- impose
- inflict
- prey
- prey onsomething
- putsomeonethroughsomething
- put upon
- tyrannize
- tyranny
- uncared for
- use
- victimization