mistreats
Handles with cruelty
Mistreats is the third-person singular form of mistreat, meaning to treat someone or something badly, cruelly, or unfairly.
The word implies ongoing or repeated harm rather than a single incident: He mistreats his employees, She mistreats the family dog.
Mistreatment can be physical, emotional, or through neglect.
Misuses or mistreats
- harmsCauses injury or damage
- hurtsCauses physical distress
- injuresCauses physical harm
- brutalizesTreats with savage cruelty
batters · beats · assaults · victimizes · torments · tortures · persecutes · oppresses
Misuses or mistreats
chains · cages · abandons · hoards · overworks · dogfighting · cockfighting · poaches
Persistently torments another
- discriminatesTreats unfairly by category
- exploitsNotable daring actions
- underpaysPays below fair value
- overworksLabors beyond healthy limits
demeans · belittles · humiliates · intimidates · threatens · retaliates · scapegoats · gaslights
Causes severe distress
- brutalizesTreats with savage cruelty
- sadisticallyWith enjoyment of suffering
- viciouslyIn a brutal manner
- mercilesslyWithout pity or restraint
ruthlessly · callously · heartlessly · inhumanely · savagely · barbarically · coldly · cruelly
abuses
Misuses or mistreats
brutalizes · batters · beats · assaults · victimizes · torments · tortures · persecutes · oppresses · bullies
abuses
Misuses or mistreats
kicks · chains · cages · abandons · hoards · overworks · dogfighting · cockfighting · poaches · traffics
harasses
Persistently torments another
- discriminatesTreats unfairly by category
- exploitsNotable daring actions
- underpaysPays below fair value
overworks · demeans · belittles · humiliates · intimidates · threatens · retaliates · scapegoats · gaslights · micromanages
torments
Causes severe distress
- brutalizesTreats with savage cruelty
- sadisticallyWith enjoyment of suffering
- viciouslyIn a brutal manner
mercilessly · ruthlessly · callously · heartlessly · inhumanely · savagely · barbarically · coldly · cruelly · harshly
neglects
Fails to care for
- ignoresRefuses to acknowledge
- abandonsCeases to support
- disregardsFails to consider
overlooks · starves · deprives · withholds · forsakes · deserts · dismisses · shuns · rejects · isolates