as in to abuse
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
the foster parent who had been mistreating his charges was sent to jail
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Recent Examples of mistreat
Ex-President Joe Biden used his waning hours in office in part to issue a posthumous pardon for Black civil rights icon Marcus Garvey, who family members and advocates argued was mistreated for decades.
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Chinese social media was awash with wild allegations that the Memphis Zoo had mistreated its pandas as a deliberate snub to China.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Half a dozen men who were deported all said in interviews with The New York Times that they had been mistreated by the Libyan authorities.
—Elian Peltier, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
In some cases, the animals were mistreated and have found a sanctuary at the rescue.
—Dana Cadey, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2025
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Chinese social media was awash with wild allegations that the Memphis Zoo had mistreated its pandas as a deliberate snub to China.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Half a dozen men who were deported all said in interviews with The New York Times that they had been mistreated by the Libyan authorities.
—Elian Peltier, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
In some cases, the animals were mistreated and have found a sanctuary at the rescue.
—Dana Cadey, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistreat
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Other interview subjects said Prince was abused himself as a child and could be controlling or emotionally manipulative.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
4 Mar. 2025
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For too long, as alleged in the Complaint, the Board has abused its power, violating Florida law and its own governing documents while gaslighting members who invest millions in memberships and annual dues.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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For nothing is more European, at least in today’s Europe, than being bullied by Russia while complaining about the United States.—
Dominic Green,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025
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Hal was always bullied by his slightly older twin brother, Bill.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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My piece is about all of the bills being passed to oppress the identities of people who don’t fit into society’s idea of men and women, let alone people outside the gender binary.—
The Learning Network,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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In this sense, the Mormon leader purports to advance both the formal law of the land on Utah Territory and more elemental notions of justice — even while simultaneously playing the role of both oppressor and oppressed.—
Michael M. Rosen,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Mistreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistreat. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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