mistreat
verb (used with object)
to treat badly or abusively.
mistreats
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present tense formof mistreat (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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When a jerk mistreats us, it can help to have an understanding of why they’ve behaved like a jerk.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
After a decade-long battle, a former animal trainer has succeeded in his mission of getting a beloved walrus out of Canada's most popular aquatic zoo, which has faced allegations that it mistreats its animals.
From BBC ● May 17, 2023
In the second passage, an excerpt from Petronius’s Satyricon, the formerly enslaved Trimalchio mistreats his own enslaved people during a lavish dinner party.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
It's not perfect, but it is duty-bound to best uphold the ideals of society even if it mistreats people.
From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2022
If a mentor mistreats his tributes, he'll be held accountable by the viewers, by the people back in District 12.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
