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Meaning of mistreatment | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Cruel, abusive, unfair, or thoughtless treatment of a person or animal (or rarely an object).
    countable, uncountable
  2. Cruel, abusive, unfair, or thoughtless treatment of a person or animal (or rarely an object)
  3. To treat roughly or wrongly. See Synonyms at abuse.
  4. Physically harmful treatment:abuse, ill-treatment, maltreatment, mishandling, misusage.
  5. n → schlechte Behandlung; (violent) → Misshandlung f
    n

Equivalents

Español maltrato
Bahasa Indonesia penganiayaan penyiksaan
日本語 虐待
Latina contumelia
Nederlands mishandeling
Português destrato judiação
Svenska vanvård

Examples

“There were allegations of mistreatment at the prison.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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