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mistreat
verb as in treat badly or wrongly
Example Sentences
She said she hadn’t heard or seen students ever being mistreated at the school.
Congresswoman Norma Yarrow, of right-wing party Popular Renewal, said that "the country has been mistreated by the cabinet and the president. Extortion and crime have increased... She deserves punishment."
It also once again rejected as "fake news" accusations that the activists were mistreated and denied basic rights while in detention.
"Muzungus don't treat us Kenyan women well," adds Friend B. "Johnnies, especially, mistreat us. They disrespect us."
Before I think about how badly this person mistreated me during our 2½-year relationship, the damage he caused to my confidence and self-worth, I’m typing the word “Canter’s.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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