mistreatment
UK/mɪs'tritmənt/US
B1
Definitions
n.
Cruel or unfair treatment of a person or animal
虐待，不公正的对待
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedmis-wrongly, badly
+
treatpull, drag, draw
+
-mentaction, result, state
=mistreatment
mis- (badly) + treat + -ment (result) = 'the act or fact of treating badly.' Noun form of mistreat.
Common Collocations
- 1.alleged mistreatment涉嫌虐待
- 2.suffer mistreatment遭受虐待
- 3.animal mistreatment虐待动物
Example Sentences
- 1.
The report documented years of mistreatment at the facility.