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mistreat

verb as in harm

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She said she hadn’t heard or seen students ever being mistreated at the school.

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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."

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It also once again rejected as "fake news" accusations that the activists were mistreated and denied basic rights while in detention.

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"Muzungus don't treat us Kenyan women well," adds Friend B. "Johnnies, especially, mistreat us. They disrespect us."

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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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