mistreat

/mɪsˈtriːt/ verb [T]

Translation

› to treat a person or animal in a bad or cruel way

kötü/acımasız/kaba davranmak

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mistreatment noun [U] › when people or animals are badly or cruelly treated

kötü muamele; kaba davranış

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(Definition of mistreat verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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