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mistreated

mistreated is the simple past and past participle of mistreat.

Meaning of mistreat

Verb

mistreat (third-person singular simple present mistreats, present participle mistreating, simple past and past participle mistreated)

  1. (transitive) To treat someone, or something roughly or badly.
    Synonyms:
    ill-treat, ill-use, abuse
  2. (transitive) To administer an incorrect treatment to a patient.
    • The syphilis that Catapano and other AIDS-syphilis theorists are especially concerned about may develop when repeated treponeme infections are not treated, or, more commonly, are 'mistreated with penicillin.1989 April 8, John Dooley, “Syphilis and AIDS: What's the Connection?”, in Gay Community News, page 8

Questions about mistreated

What is mistreated the simple past and past participle of?
Mistreated is the simple past and past participle of mistreat.

Words near mistreated in the dictionary

  1. mistrapping
  2. mistraps
  3. mistreading
  4. mistreadings
  5. mistreat
  6. mistreated
  7. mistreater
  8. mistreaters
  9. mistreating
  10. mistreatment
  11. mistreatments

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