Mistreating Meaning in English

word · lemma: mistreat

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التعريف

Treating someone or something in a cruel, unfair, or unkind way.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Formal or neutral; often used in legal, social, or moral contexts. Common with people, animals, or objects ('mistreating workers', 'mistreating pets'). Often confused with 'abuse', but 'mistreat' is broader and less severe.

• Spanish: maltratar
• Portuguese (BR): maltratar
• Portuguese (PT): maltratar
• Chinese (Simplified): 虐待
• Chinese (Traditional): 虐待
• Hindi: बुरा व्यवहार करना
• Arabic: سوء معاملة
• Bengali: অবজ্ঞা করা - খারাপ ব্যবহার করা
• Russian: плохо обращаться - жестоко обращаться
• Japanese: 虐待する
• Vietnamese: ngược đãi
• Korean: 학대하다 - 함부로 대하다
• Turkish: kötü davranmak
• Urdu: بدسلوکی کرنا - غلط برتاؤ کرنا
• Indonesian: memperlakukan dengan buruk - menyiksa

جمل نموذجية

You should stop mistreating your dog.

basic

Some people are caught mistreating animals.

basic

He's always mistreating his younger brother, and it's really upsetting.

natural

If you keep mistreating that phone, it won't last long.

natural

They accused the manager of mistreating his staff at work.

natural

The teacher was fired for mistreating students.

basic