mistreatment

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Noun

mistreatment (plural mistreatments)

1. Cruel, abusive , bad, unfair, or thoughtless treatment of a person or animal (only rarely of an object or a machine; usually: mishandle).

   There were allegations of mistreatment at the prison.

Synonyms

• maltreatment

Translations

• German: Misshandlung, schlechte Behandlung, Schinderei
• Portuguese: destrato, judiação

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