MISTREATS Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word mistreats. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for MISTREATS
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| abuses | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • cruel or inhumane treatment • a rude expression intended to offend or hurt • improper or excessive use verb • treat badly • change the inherent purpose or function of something • use foul or abusive language towards • use wrongly or improperly or excessively | ||||||
| maltreats | verb v | |||||
verb • treat badly | ||||||
| mishandles | verb v | |||||
verb • make a mess of, destroy or ruin • manage badly or incompetently | ||||||
| neglects | verb v | |||||
noun • lack of attention and due care • the state of something that has been unused and neglected • willful lack of care and attention • the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern • failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances verb • leave undone or leave out • fail to do something; leave something undone • fail to attend to • give little or no attention to | ||||||
| oppresses | verb v | |||||
verb • come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority • cause to suffer | ||||||
| victimizes | verb v | |||||
verb • make a victim of • punish unjustly • deprive of by deceit | ||||||
| abuse | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • cruel or inhumane treatment • a rude expression intended to offend or hurt • improper or excessive use verb • treat badly • change the inherent purpose or function of something • use foul or abusive language towards • use wrongly or improperly or excessively | ||||||
| ill-treat | verb v | |||||
verb • treat badly | ||||||
| ill-use | verb v | |||||
verb • treat badly | ||||||
| maltreat | verb v | |||||
verb • treat badly | ||||||
| step | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal • the distance covered by a step • the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down • support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway • relative position in a graded series • a short distance • the sound of a step of someone walking • a musical interval of two semitones • a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface • a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed • a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance verb • shift or move by taking a step • put down or press the foot, place the foot • cause (a computer) to execute a single command • treat badly • furnish with steps • move with one's feet in a specific manner • walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner • place (a ship's mast) in its step • measure (distances) by pacing • move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation | ||||||