mistreat
verb (used with object)
to treat badly or abusively.
is mistreating
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present progressiveof mistreat (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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To say that a childless person has no standing to be concerned when, say, a parent is mistreating a kid, is just hostile to people without kids.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2017
To say that a childless person has no standing to be concerned when, say, a parent is mistreating a kid is just hostile to people without kids.
From Washington Post ● May 30, 2017
Now that she has run afoul of such an investigation, she says the college is mistreating her — and getting back at her.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2013
If a narcissist is mistreating you, here is a strategy for handling the situation: find a way to be assertive while assuaging his or her sensitive ego.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 5, 2013
It rests upon Nature, and the way our boasted Society is mistreating Nature.
From Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure by Ball, Eustace Hale
