mistreat
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mistreat
- /mɪsˈtɹiːt/
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verb mistreats · mistreating · mistreated
- To treat someone, or something roughly or badly.
- To administer an incorrect treatment to a patient. The syphilis that Catapano and other AIDS-syphilis theorists are especially concerned about may develop when repeated treponeme infections are not treated, or, more commonly, are 'mistreated with penicillin.
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verb to treat someone or something roughly or badly
| Español | maltratar, lagarear, sopetear, sopapear, brear |
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| 中文 | 虐待 nüèdài |
| Português | destratar, maltratar, judiar |
| Français | maltraiter |
| Deutsch | misshandeln, schinden |
| Italiano | maltrattare |
| Română | maltrata |
| Русский | пло́хо обраща́ться plóxo obraščátʹsja |
| Tiếng Việt | ngược đãi |
| العربية | بَهْدَلَ bahdala |
verb to administer an incorrect treatment to a patient
| 中文 | 治療不當 /治疗不当 zhìliáo bùdàng |
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Talk about this word "mistreat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mistreat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mistreat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mistreat "mistreat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mistreat.
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@misc{mistreat_2026,
title = {mistreat},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mistreat},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
