mistreat English

Meaning mistreat meaning

What does mistreat mean?

Definitions in simple English

mistreat Verb

— If you mistreat someone, you treat them in a way that is not nice.

mistreat

— verb (= abuse, step) treat badly This boss abuses his workers She is always stepping on others to get ahead

Synonyms mistreat synonyms

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mistreat English » English

abuse

maltreat

ill-treat

misuse

ill-use

harm

torture

mishandle

wrong

wound

step

punish

pick on

persecute

oppress

molest

maul

manhandle

kick around

injure

damage

bully

break down

be cruel

batter

worry

victimize

victimise

tyrannize

trouble

treat badly

torment

take advantage of

suffer

strong-arm

scold

satirize

sandbag

ridicule

revile

reprimand

mutilate

misemploy

make sad

insult

ill treat

hurt

do wrong to

devaluate

criticize

Topics mistreat topics

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Injure

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  injure harm hurt wound abuse violate electrocute electrocution mistreat mistreatment inflict injury

Conjugation mistreat conjugation

How do you conjugate mistreat?

mistreat · verb

Present I mistreat

Positive I mistreat

Singular

1st person I mistreat

2nd person you mistreat

3rd person he/she/it mistreats

Plural

1st person we mistreat

2nd person you mistreat

3rd person they mistreat

Negative I don't mistreat

Singular

1st person I don't mistreat I do not mistreat

2nd person you don't mistreat you do not mistreat

3rd person he/she/it doesn't mistreat he/she/it does not mistreat

Plural

1st person we don't mistreat we do not mistreat

2nd person you don't mistreat you do not mistreat

3rd person they don't mistreat they do not mistreat

Question do I mistreat?

Singular

1st person do I mistreat?

2nd person do you mistreat?

3rd person does he/she/it mistreat?

Plural

1st person do we mistreat?

2nd person do you mistreat?

3rd person do they mistreat?

Negative question don't I mistreat?

Singular

1st person don't I mistreat? do I not mistreat?

2nd person don't you mistreat? do you not mistreat?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it mistreat? does he/she/it not mistreat?

Plural

1st person don't we mistreat? do we not mistreat?

2nd person don't you mistreat? do you not mistreat?

3rd person don't they mistreat? do they not mistreat?

Past I mistreated

Positive I mistreated

Singular

1st person I mistreated

2nd person you mistreated

3rd person he/she/it mistreated

Plural

1st person we mistreated

2nd person you mistreated

3rd person they mistreated

Negative I didn't mistreat

Singular

1st person I didn't mistreat I did not mistreat

2nd person you didn't mistreat you did not mistreat

3rd person he/she/it didn't mistreat he/she/it did not mistreat

Plural

1st person we didn't mistreat we did not mistreat

2nd person you didn't mistreat you did not mistreat

3rd person they didn't mistreat they did not mistreat

Question did I mistreat?

Singular

1st person did I mistreat?

2nd person did you mistreat?

3rd person did he/she/it mistreat?

Plural

1st person did we mistreat?

2nd person did you mistreat?

3rd person did they mistreat?

Negative question didn't I mistreat?

Singular

1st person didn't I mistreat? did I not mistreat?

2nd person didn't you mistreat? did you not mistreat?

3rd person didn't he/she/it mistreat? did he/she/it not mistreat?

Plural

1st person didn't we mistreat? did we not mistreat?

2nd person didn't you mistreat? did you not mistreat?

3rd person didn't they mistreat? did they not mistreat?

Future I'll mistreat

Positive I'll mistreat

Singular

1st person I'll mistreat I will mistreat

2nd person you'll mistreat you will mistreat

3rd person he/she/it'll mistreat he/she/it will mistreat

Plural

1st person we'll mistreat we will mistreat

2nd person you'll mistreat you will mistreat

3rd person they'll mistreat they will mistreat

Negative I won't mistreat

Singular

1st person I won't mistreat I will not mistreat

2nd person you won't mistreat you will not mistreat

3rd person he/she/it won't mistreat he/she/it will not mistreat

Plural

1st person we won't mistreat we will not mistreat

2nd person you won't mistreat you will not mistreat

3rd person they won't mistreat they will not mistreat

Question will I mistreat?

Singular

1st person will I mistreat?

2nd person will you mistreat?

3rd person will he/she/it mistreat?

Plural

1st person will we mistreat?

2nd person will you mistreat?

3rd person will they mistreat?

Negative question won't I mistreat?

Singular

1st person won't I mistreat? will I not mistreat?

2nd person won't you mistreat? will you not mistreat?

3rd person won't he/she/it mistreat? will he/she/it not mistreat?

Plural

1st person won't we mistreat? will we not mistreat?

2nd person won't you mistreat? will you not mistreat?

3rd person won't they mistreat? will they not mistreat?

Conditional I'd mistreat

Positive I'd mistreat

Singular

1st person I'd mistreat I would mistreat

2nd person you'd mistreat you would mistreat

3rd person he/she/it'd mistreat he/she/it would mistreat

Plural

1st person we'd mistreat we would mistreat

2nd person you'd mistreat you would mistreat

3rd person they'd mistreat they would mistreat

Negative I wouldn't mistreat

Singular

1st person I wouldn't mistreat I would not mistreat

2nd person you wouldn't mistreat you would not mistreat

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't mistreat he/she/it would not mistreat

Plural

1st person we wouldn't mistreat we would not mistreat

2nd person you wouldn't mistreat you would not mistreat

3rd person they wouldn't mistreat they would not mistreat

Question would I mistreat?

Singular

1st person would I mistreat?

2nd person would you mistreat?

3rd person would he/she/it mistreat?

Plural

1st person would we mistreat?

2nd person would you mistreat?

3rd person would they mistreat?

Negative question wouldn't I mistreat?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I mistreat? would I not mistreat?

2nd person wouldn't you mistreat? would you not mistreat?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it mistreat? would he/she/it not mistreat?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we mistreat? would we not mistreat?

2nd person wouldn't you mistreat? would you not mistreat?

3rd person wouldn't they mistreat? would they not mistreat?

Present continuous I'm mistreating

Positive I'm mistreating

Singular

1st person I'm mistreating I am mistreating

2nd person you're mistreating you are mistreating

3rd person he/she/it's mistreating he/she/it is mistreating

Plural

1st person we're mistreating we are mistreating

2nd person you're mistreating you are mistreating

3rd person they're mistreating they are mistreating

Negative I'm not mistreating

Singular

1st person I'm not mistreating I am not mistreating

2nd person you aren't mistreating you're not mistreating you are not mistreating

3rd person he/she/it isn't mistreating he/she/it's not mistreating he/she/it is not mistreating

Plural

1st person we aren't mistreating we're not mistreating we are not mistreating

2nd person you aren't mistreating you're not mistreating you are not mistreating

3rd person they aren't mistreating they're not mistreating they are not mistreating

Question am I mistreating?

Singular

1st person am I mistreating?

2nd person are you mistreating?

3rd person is he/she/it mistreating?

Plural

1st person are we mistreating?

2nd person are you mistreating?

3rd person are they mistreating?

Negative question aren't I mistreating?

Singular

1st person aren't I mistreating? am I not mistreating?

2nd person aren't you mistreating? are you not mistreating?

3rd person isn't he/she/it mistreating? is he/she/it not mistreating?

Plural

1st person aren't we mistreating? are we not mistreating?

2nd person aren't you mistreating? are you not mistreating?

3rd person aren't they mistreating? are they not mistreating?

Past continuous I was mistreating

Positive I was mistreating

Singular

1st person I was mistreating

2nd person you were mistreating

3rd person he/she/it was mistreating

Plural

1st person we were mistreating

2nd person you were mistreating

3rd person they were mistreating

Negative I wasn't mistreating

Singular

1st person I wasn't mistreating I was not mistreating

2nd person you weren't mistreating you were not mistreating

3rd person he/she/it wasn't mistreating he/she/it was not mistreating

Plural

1st person we weren't mistreating we were not mistreating

2nd person you weren't mistreating you were not mistreating

3rd person they weren't mistreating they were not mistreating

Question was I mistreating?

Singular

1st person was I mistreating?

2nd person were you mistreating?

3rd person was he/she/it mistreating?

Plural

1st person were we mistreating?

2nd person were you mistreating?

3rd person were they mistreating?

Negative question wasn't I mistreating?

Singular

1st person wasn't I mistreating? was I not mistreating?

2nd person weren't you mistreating? were you not mistreating?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it mistreating? was he/she/it not mistreating?

Plural

1st person weren't we mistreating? were we not mistreating?

2nd person weren't you mistreating? were you not mistreating?

3rd person weren't they mistreating? were they not mistreating?

Future continuous I'll be mistreating

Positive I'll be mistreating

Singular

1st person I'll be mistreating I will be mistreating

2nd person you'll be mistreating you will be mistreating

3rd person he/she/it'll be mistreating he/she/it will be mistreating

Plural

1st person we'll be mistreating we will be mistreating

2nd person you'll be mistreating you will be mistreating

3rd person they'll be mistreating they will be mistreating

Negative I won't be mistreating

Singular

1st person I won't be mistreating I will not be mistreating

2nd person you won't be mistreating you will not be mistreating

3rd person he/she/it won't be mistreating he/she/it will not be mistreating

Plural

1st person we won't be mistreating we will not be mistreating

2nd person you won't be mistreating you will not be mistreating

3rd person they won't be mistreating they will not be mistreating

Question will I be mistreating?

Singular

1st person will I be mistreating?

2nd person will you be mistreating?

3rd person will he/she/it be mistreating?

Plural

1st person will we be mistreating?

2nd person will you be mistreating?

3rd person will they be mistreating?

Negative question won't I be mistreating?

Singular

1st person won't I be mistreating? will I not be mistreating?

2nd person won't you be mistreating? will you not be mistreating?

3rd person won't he/she/it be mistreating? will he/she/it not be mistreating?

Plural

1st person won't we be mistreating? will we not be mistreating?

2nd person won't you be mistreating? will you not be mistreating?

3rd person won't they be mistreating? will they not be mistreating?

Conditional continuous I'd be mistreating

Positive I'd be mistreating

Singular

1st person I'd be mistreating I would be mistreating

2nd person you'd be mistreating you would be mistreating

3rd person he/she/it'd be mistreating he/she/it would be mistreating

Plural

1st person we'd be mistreating we would be mistreating

2nd person you'd be mistreating you would be mistreating

3rd person they'd be mistreating they would be mistreating

Negative I wouldn't be mistreating

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be mistreating I would not be mistreating

2nd person you wouldn't be mistreating you would not be mistreating

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be mistreating he/she/it would not be mistreating

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be mistreating we would not be mistreating

2nd person you wouldn't be mistreating you would not be mistreating

3rd person they wouldn't be mistreating they would not be mistreating

Question would I be mistreating?

Singular

1st person would I be mistreating?

2nd person would you be mistreating?

3rd person would he/she/it be mistreating?

Plural

1st person would we be mistreating?

2nd person would you be mistreating?

3rd person would they be mistreating?

Negative question wouldn't I be mistreating?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be mistreating? would I not be mistreating?

2nd person wouldn't you be mistreating? would you not be mistreating?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be mistreating? would he/she/it not be mistreating?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be mistreating? would we not be mistreating?

2nd person wouldn't you be mistreating? would you not be mistreating?

3rd person wouldn't they be mistreating? would they not be mistreating?

Present perfect I've mistreated

Positive I've mistreated

Singular

1st person I've mistreated I have mistreated

2nd person you've mistreated you have mistreated

3rd person he/she/it's mistreated he/she/it has mistreated

Plural

1st person we've mistreated we have mistreated

2nd person you've mistreated you have mistreated

3rd person they've mistreated they have mistreated

Negative I haven't mistreated

Singular

1st person I haven't mistreated I have not mistreated

2nd person you haven't mistreated you have not mistreated

3rd person he/she/it hasn't mistreated he/she/it has not mistreated

Plural

1st person we haven't mistreated we have not mistreated

2nd person you haven't mistreated you have not mistreated

3rd person they haven't mistreated they have not mistreated

Question have I mistreated?

Singular

1st person have I mistreated?

2nd person have you mistreated?

3rd person has he/she/it mistreated?

Plural

1st person have we mistreated?

2nd person have you mistreated?

3rd person have they mistreated?

Negative question haven't I mistreated?

Singular

1st person haven't I mistreated? have I not mistreated?

2nd person haven't you mistreated? have you not mistreated?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it mistreated? has he/she/it not mistreated?

Plural

1st person haven't we mistreated? have we not mistreated?

2nd person haven't you mistreated? have you not mistreated?

3rd person haven't they mistreated? have they not mistreated?

Past perfect I had mistreated

Positive I had mistreated

Singular

1st person I had mistreated

2nd person you had mistreated

3rd person he/she/it had mistreated

Plural

1st person we had mistreated

2nd person you had mistreated

3rd person they had mistreated

Negative I hadn't mistreated

Singular

1st person I hadn't mistreated I had not mistreated

2nd person you hadn't mistreated you had not mistreated

3rd person he/she/it hadn't mistreated he/she/it had not mistreated

Plural

1st person we hadn't mistreated we had not mistreated

2nd person you hadn't mistreated you had not mistreated

3rd person they hadn't mistreated they had not mistreated

Question had I mistreated?

Singular

1st person had I mistreated?

2nd person had you mistreated?

3rd person had he/she/it mistreated?

Plural

1st person had we mistreated?

2nd person had you mistreated?

3rd person had they mistreated?

Negative question hadn't I mistreated?

Singular

1st person hadn't I mistreated? had I not mistreated?

2nd person hadn't you mistreated? had you not mistreated?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it mistreated? had he/she/it not mistreated?

Plural

1st person hadn't we mistreated? had we not mistreated?

2nd person hadn't you mistreated? had you not mistreated?

3rd person hadn't they mistreated? had they not mistreated?

Future perfect I'll have mistreated

Positive I'll have mistreated

Singular

1st person I'll have mistreated I will have mistreated

2nd person you'll have mistreated you will have mistreated

3rd person he/she/it'll have mistreated he/she/it will have mistreated

Plural

1st person we'll have mistreated we will have mistreated

2nd person you'll have mistreated you will have mistreated

3rd person they'll have mistreated they will have mistreated

Negative I won't have mistreated

Singular

1st person I won't have mistreated I will not have mistreated

2nd person you won't have mistreated you will not have mistreated

3rd person he/she/it won't have mistreated he/she/it will not have mistreated

Plural

1st person we won't have mistreated we will not have mistreated

2nd person you won't have mistreated you will not have mistreated

3rd person they won't have mistreated they will not have mistreated

Question +'ll I have mistreated?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have mistreated? will I have mistreated?

2nd person +'ll you have mistreated? will you have mistreated?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have mistreated? will he/she/it have mistreated?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have mistreated? will we have mistreated?

2nd person +'ll you have mistreated? will you have mistreated?

3rd person +'ll they have mistreated? will they have mistreated?

Negative question won't I have mistreated?

Singular

1st person won't I have mistreated? will I not have mistreated?

2nd person won't you have mistreated? will you not have mistreated?

3rd person won't he/she/it have mistreated? will he/she/it not have mistreated?

Plural

1st person won't we have mistreated? will we not have mistreated?

2nd person won't you have mistreated? will you not have mistreated?

3rd person won't they have mistreated? will they not have mistreated?

Conditional perfect I'd have mistreated

Positive I'd have mistreated

Singular

1st person I'd have mistreated I would have mistreated

2nd person you'd have mistreated you would have mistreated

3rd person he/she/it'd have mistreated he/she/it would have mistreated

Plural

1st person we'd have mistreated we would have mistreated

2nd person you'd have mistreated you would have mistreated

3rd person they'd have mistreated they would have mistreated

Negative I wouldn't have mistreated

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have mistreated I would not have mistreated

2nd person you wouldn't have mistreated you would not have mistreated

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have mistreated he/she/it would not have mistreated

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have mistreated we would not have mistreated

2nd person you wouldn't have mistreated you would not have mistreated

3rd person they wouldn't have mistreated they would not have mistreated

Question would I have mistreated?

Singular

1st person would I have mistreated?

2nd person would you have mistreated?

3rd person would he/she/it have mistreated?

Plural

1st person would we have mistreated?

2nd person would you have mistreated?

3rd person would they have mistreated?

Negative question wouldn't I have mistreated?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have mistreated? would I not have mistreated?

2nd person wouldn't you have mistreated? would you not have mistreated?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have mistreated? would he/she/it not have mistreated?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have mistreated? would we not have mistreated?

2nd person wouldn't you have mistreated? would you not have mistreated?

3rd person wouldn't they have mistreated? would they not have mistreated?

Imperative mistreat!

Positive

you mistreat!

we let's mistreat!

Negative

you don't mistreat!

we let's not mistreat!

Examples mistreat examples

How do I use mistreat in a sentence?

Movie subtitles

How else did she mistreat you?

The men mistreat you, Cookie.

One mustn't mistreat grown-ups.

The Red Army wouldn't mistreat civilians.

I don't like people to mistreat their animals.

The Federation doesn't kill or mistreat its prisoners.

Sorry to mistreat you.

I doubt that they'll mistreat me even if they act on savageness.

The bastards who mistreat animals should be drowned.

And pray for people who mistreat you.

Interesting way you mistreat a baseball.

When they needed somebody to mistreat, call a name or two, they paraded you.

But you must not mistreat your old friends.

Do they mistreat you there?

Why do you let him mistreat you?

Charles will never again mistreat us!

And I'm not going to allow you to mistreat me.

Did they mistreat you?

I should mistreat you so that you look like an authentic prisoner.

I don't mistreat you. I've never hit you.

I mean, he got you all the way out here so he can, you know, mistreat you, do all them things to you-- you know, I want to do some things to you that, um.

So, don't mistreat fate, I'm tellin' you.

They mistreat her. They give her electroshocks.

Don't let her mistreat you.

Who dares to mistreat the ruler, our little homely King!

Because his parents mistreat him?

I don't mistreat you.

It's degrading to mistreat the mentally disabled.

And believe me - I will thoroughly mistreat you!

What do you mean? They mistreat her.

Nobody gets to mistreat my dog like that except me.

News and current affairs

One can systematically catalog the ways that the authorities mistreat many of its people as terribly as they claim that Cuba's enemies treat her.

Weakened by the perception of allowing the West to mistreat Russia, their influence among Russia's ruling elite disintegrated.