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MISTREATING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MISTREATING?

Need another word that means the same as “mistreating”? Find 30 related words for “mistreating” in this overview.

Associations of "Mistreating" (30 Words)

abuseUse 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.
cruellyWith cruelty.
Their hopes were cruelly dashed.
discriminateDistinguish.
Features that discriminate this species from other gastropods.
draconianOf 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.
exterminateKill (a pest.
Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews Gypsies Communists and homosexuals of Europe.
ferociousSavagely fierce, cruel, or violent.
A ferocious battle.
harassMake 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.
irritateStimulate (an organism, cell, or organ) to produce an active response.
Aspirin irritates my stomach.
maltreatTreat (a person or animal) cruelly or with violence.
Children die from neglect or are maltreated by their carers.
mercilessShowing no mercy.
Gave him a merciless beating.
misuseTreat (someone or something) badly or unfairly.
The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers.
mockImitate with mockery and derision.
Jim threw up his hands in mock horror.
oppressKeep (someone) in subjection and hardship, especially by the unjust exercise of authority.
The government oppresses political activists.
parricideA person who commits parricide.
persecuteHarass or annoy (someone) persistently.
His followers were persecuted by the authorities.
persecutorSomeone who torments.
A well known curmudgeon and persecutor of buskers.
relentlesslyIn an unceasingly intense or harsh way.
The songs are relentlessly upbeat.
ruthlessHaving or showing no pity or compassion for others.
A ruthless manipulator.
ruthlesslyIn a ruthless manner.
They fell prey to money lenders who ruthlessly exploited them.
sadisticDeriving pleasure or sexual gratification from inflicting pain on another.
A sadistic killer.
sanguinaryMarked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed.
This bitter and sanguinary war.
tormentTorment emotionally or mentally.
The sinners will be tormented in Hell according to the Bible.
tortureSubject to torture.
His tortured mind.
truculenceObstreperous and defiant aggressiveness.
truculentDefiantly aggressive.
The truculent attitude of farmers to cheaper imports.
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