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mistreatment

🇬🇧 UK/mɪs'tritmənt/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

Cruel, abusive, or unfair treatment of a person or animal.

虐待;不公正的对待

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
miswrongly, badly
+
treat
+
mentaction, result, state
=mistreatment

Common Collocations

  • 1.alleged mistreatment涉嫌虐待
  • 2.workplace mistreatment职场骚扰
  • 3.animal mistreatment虐待动物
  • 4.suffer mistreatment遭受虐待

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The report documented widespread [mistreatment] of prisoners in the facility.

  • 2.

    He filed a lawsuit against his employer for [mistreatment].

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