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Definition of Mistreatment
1. Noun. The practice of treating (someone or something) badly. "He should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother"
Specialized synonyms: Annoyance, Annoying, Irritation, Vexation, Disregard, Neglect, Exploitation, Using, Victimisation, Victimization, Harassment, Molestation, Abuse, Ill-treatment, Ill-usage, Maltreatment
Derivative terms: Mistreat
Definition of Mistreatment
1. n. Wrong treatment.
Definition of Mistreatment
1. Noun. Improper treatment, abuse. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mistreatment
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mistreatment
Literary usage of Mistreatment
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. War Crimes in Bosnia-Hercegovina by Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S.), Helsinki Watch, Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S., Ivana Nizich (1993)
"mistreatment in Detention Helsinki Watch has documented cases of torture and
severe mistreatment of prisoners held in detention facilities.62 Moreover, ..."
2. Owed Justice: Thai Women Trafficked Into Debt Bondage in Japan by Kinsey Dinan (2000)
"... but detainees are prohibited from discussing complaints about mistreatment.399 And
a detainee at Ushiku who tried to describe his mistreatment in ..."
3. Documentary History of Reconstruction: Political, Military, Social by Walter Lynwood Fleming (1907)
"mistreatment of Northern Missionaries Report of the Freedmen't Aid Society, tracts
from letters. ..."
4. Training the Girl: By William A. McKeever by William Arch McKeever (1914)
"mistreatment OF GIRLHOOD We are not accusing parents of wanton negligence and
mistreatment in matters of child training. Nearly all of the sins against ..."
5. Federal Immigration Law Enforcement in the Southwest: Civil Rights Impacts by John F. Dulles (1998)
"250 The majority of these cases involved verbal mistreatment (76.6 percent),
while 63.3 percent involved legal mistreatment and 33.3 percent of the persons ..."
6. Life and Works of Abraham Lincoln by Abraham Lincoln, Henry Clay Whitney (1907)
"Order of Retaliation for Rebel mistreatment of Prisoners. JULY 30, 1863. It is
the duty of every government to give protection to its citizens of whatever ..."
7. Life and Works of Abraham Lincoln by Abraham Lincoln, Marion Mills Miller, Henry Clay Whitney (1907)
"Order of Retaliation for Rebel mistreatment of Prisoners. JULY 30, 1863. It is
the duty of every government to give protection to its citizens of whatever ..."
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