MISTREATMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mistreatment mean? 

• MISTREATMENT (noun)
  The noun MISTREATMENT has 1 sense:

1. the practice of treating (someone or something) badly

  Familiarity information: MISTREATMENT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MISTREATMENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The practice of treating (someone or something) badly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother

Hypernyms ("mistreatment" is a kind of...):

pattern; practice (a customary way of operation or behavior)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mistreatment"):

annoyance; annoying; irritation; vexation (the act of troubling or annoying someone)

disregard; neglect (willful lack of care and attention)

exploitation; using; victimisation; victimization (an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly))

harassment; molestation (the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism)

abuse; ill-treatment; ill-usage; maltreatment (cruel or inhumane treatment)

Derivation:

mistreat (treat badly)

 Context examples 

It is the mistreatment of an older person, usually by a caregiver.

(Elder Abuse, NIH: National Institute on Aging)