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mistreated

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //mɪˈstɹitɪd// UK //mɪstɹˈiːtɪd// mis·treat·ed

adj. treated in a cruel, unfair, or unkind way. You use this to describe a person or animal that has suffered from bad care or physical harm.

adj. subjected to cruel, harmful, or unfair treatment. Often used predicatively after linking verbs or attributively to describe the victim of neglect or abuse.


SIMPLE

The mistreated dog finally found a loving home.

CONTEXTUAL

Social workers intervened after neighbors reported that the children were being mistreated and left alone for long periods.

COMPLEX

The report highlighted how mistreated workers in the garment industry were often denied basic safety equipment and forced to work excessive hours for sub-minimum wages.

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Often follows linking verbs like 'be', 'feel', or 'look'; can also be used as a participial adjective before a noun.

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