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
Picasso was known for mistreating the women in his life.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
Our idea really was to present the idea of what happens to neglected, mistreated children.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
President Trump and former President Joseph R. Biden Jr., along with the leaders of countries Mr. Trump has hit with tariffs and accused of mistreating the United States.
—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Immigration attorneys and civil rights advocates have sharply criticized many of these facilities for mistreating migrants and preventing them from properly defending their cases.
—Eric Levenson and Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
Our idea really was to present the idea of what happens to neglected, mistreated children.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
President Trump and former President Joseph R. Biden Jr., along with the leaders of countries Mr. Trump has hit with tariffs and accused of mistreating the United States.
—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Immigration attorneys and civil rights advocates have sharply criticized many of these facilities for mistreating migrants and preventing them from properly defending their cases.
—Eric Levenson and Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
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The bill was named after Trey Carlock, a Dallas native who died by suicide in 2019 at the age of 28 after being abused by a Missouri summer camp director.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2025
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Two tribal nations filed a lawsuit saying that the federal government used the trust fund money of tribes to pay for boarding schools where generations of Native children were systematically abused.—
Graham Lee Brewer,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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After Daniel is bullied by his classmates, he is encouraged to take karate lessons to defend himself.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
1 June 2025
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For Essiedu’s Snape, his story eventually leads to the revelation that he was relentlessly bullied by James Potter back in the ‘70s, hung upside down with magic at one point, and pining after Lily, James’ eventual wife.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The idea of exploiting the Palestinian cause to oppress the Syrian people has been rejected.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2025
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No longer oppressed by external authority, we are instead crushed by the weight of limitless possibility.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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“Mistreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistreat. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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