Dictionary

mistreat en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /mɪsˈtɹiːt/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English treat English mistreat From mis- + treat.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To treat someone, or something roughly or badly.
2. (transitive) To administer an incorrect treatment to a patient.
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Forms

Deriveds

mistreater

Relateds

mistreatment · maltreat

Synonyms

abuse · ill-use · ill-treat

Translations (39)

pt maltratar (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · ht maltrete (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · it maltrattare (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · ia maltratar (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · grc αἰκίζω (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · km ធ្វើបាប (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · ang misbēodan (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · pt destratar (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · mi tūkino (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · ro maltrata (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · cmn 虐待 (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · ar بَهْدَلَ (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · de misshandeln (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · cmn 治療不當 /治疗不当 (administer an incorrect treatment to a patient) · de schinden (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · la malo tractare (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · qu allquchakuy (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · nl mishandelen (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · vi ngược đãi (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · ceb tampalas (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · es sopetear (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · fi kohdella kaltoin (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · ceb dagmal (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · es lagarear (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · fr maltraiter (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · gl maltratar (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · es sopapear (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · es maltratar (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · ca maltractar (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · eo mistrakti (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · es brear (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · grc προυσελέω (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · ru пло́хо обраща́ться (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · mi rurerure (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · pt judiar (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · fi hoitaa väärin (administer an incorrect treatment to a patient) · bg държа се лошо с (treat someone or something roughly or badly) · da mishandle (treat someone or something roughly or badly)