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mistreatment

n.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //mɪˈstɹitmənt// UK //mɪstɹˈiːtmənt// mis·treat·ment

n. the act of being treated badly or unfairly by someone else. It can describe physical harm, emotional abuse, or being ignored when you need help.

n. the act of treating someone or something in a cruel, unfair, or harmful manner. Often used in legal or social contexts to describe systemic or intentional harm.


SIMPLE

The mistreatment of the prisoners was a serious violation of human rights.

CONTEXTUAL

The charity works to prevent the mistreatment of vulnerable children in the local community.

COMPLEX

Historians often debate whether the mistreatment of the local population was a calculated strategy to suppress resistance or a result of the soldiers' own cultural biases.

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