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Associations of "Mistreating" (30 Words)
| abuse | Use foul or abusive language towards. The abuse of public funds. |
| afflict | (of a problem or illness) cause pain or trouble to; affect adversely. His younger child was afflicted with a skin disease. |
| barbarous | (of language) coarse and unrefined. A barbarous crime. |
| cruelly | With cruelty. Their hopes were cruelly dashed. |
| discriminate | Distinguish. Features that discriminate this species from other gastropods. |
| draconian | Of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws. The Nazis destroyed the independence of the press by a series of draconian laws. |
| expletive | (of a word or phrase) serving to fill out a sentence or line of verse. He was greeted by a stream of expletives. |
| exterminate | Kill (a pest. Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews Gypsies Communists and homosexuals of Europe. |
| ferocious | Savagely fierce, cruel, or violent. A ferocious battle. |
| harass | Make repeated small-scale attacks on (an enemy. The squadron s task was to harass the retreating enemy forces. |
| heinous | (of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) utterly odious or wicked. A battery of heinous crimes. |
| irritate | Stimulate (an organism, cell, or organ) to produce an active response. Aspirin irritates my stomach. |
| maltreat | Treat (a person or animal) cruelly or with violence. Children die from neglect or are maltreated by their carers. |
| merciless | Showing no mercy. Gave him a merciless beating. |
| misuse | Treat (someone or something) badly or unfairly. The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers. |
| mock | Imitate with mockery and derision. Jim threw up his hands in mock horror. |
| oppress | Keep (someone) in subjection and hardship, especially by the unjust exercise of authority. The government oppresses political activists. |
| parricide | A person who commits parricide. |
| persecute | Harass or annoy (someone) persistently. His followers were persecuted by the authorities. |
| persecutor | Someone who torments. A well known curmudgeon and persecutor of buskers. |
| relentlessly | In an unceasingly intense or harsh way. The songs are relentlessly upbeat. |
| ruthless | Having or showing no pity or compassion for others. A ruthless manipulator. |
| ruthlessly | In a ruthless manner. They fell prey to money lenders who ruthlessly exploited them. |
| sadistic | Deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from inflicting pain on another. A sadistic killer. |
| sanguinary | Marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed. This bitter and sanguinary war. |
| torment | Torment emotionally or mentally. The sinners will be tormented in Hell according to the Bible. |
| torture | Subject to torture. His tortured mind. |
| truculence | Obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness. |
| truculent | Defiantly aggressive. The truculent attitude of farmers to cheaper imports. |
