mistreat
mistreat · mistreats · mistreated · mistreating
зловживати, ображати, знущатися
плохо обращаться
schinden, misshandeln
To treat someone, or something roughly or badlyTo treat someone, or something roughly or badly.
/mɪsˈtɹiːt/
» We'd probably be mistreated if we were captured.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To treat someone, or something roughly or badly.
misshandeln, schinden
пло́хо обраща́тьсяplóxo obraščátʹsja
treat badly
(transitive)To administer an incorrect treatment to a patient.
Examples
50 sentencesWe'd probably be mistreated if we were captured.
Tom got angry at Mary for mistreating her horse.
Tom has been mistreated all his life.
They didn't mistreat me.
Have you been mistreated?
ruС тобой дурно обращались?
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
treat someone or something roughly or badly:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
treat someone or something roughly or badly:
Forms
mistreats, mistreating, mistreated, mistreated| Base form | mistreat · to mistreat |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | mistreats |
| Present participle | mistreating |
| Past simple | mistreated |
| Past participle | mistreated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsDerivedmistreater
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle