MISTREATING Synonyms

• harmful to the mind or morals

• used of conduct; characterized by dishonor

• showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste

• having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

• causing awareness of your shortcomings

• discouraging through fear

• the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason

• extremely painful

• cruel or inhumane treatment

• a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

• improper or excessive use

• treat badly

• change the inherent purpose or function of something

• use foul or abusive language towards

• use wrongly or improperly or excessively

• a notable achievement

• use or manipulate to one's advantage

• draw from; make good use of

• work excessively hard

• annoy continually or chronically

• exhaust by attacking repeatedly

• treat badly

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

• manage badly or incompetently

• improper or excessive use

• apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly

• change the inherent purpose or function of something

• lack of attention and due care

• the state of something that has been unused and neglected

• willful lack of care and attention

• the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

• failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

• leave undone or leave out

• fail to do something; leave something undone

• fail to attend to

• give little or no attention to

• come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

• cause to suffer

• cause to suffer

• unbearable physical pain

• extreme mental distress

• intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

• a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented

• a severe affliction

• the act of harassing someone

• torment emotionally or mentally

• treat cruelly

• subject to torture

• make a victim of

• punish unjustly

• deprive of by deceit

• cruel or inhumane treatment

• a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

• improper or excessive use

• treat badly

• change the inherent purpose or function of something

• use foul or abusive language towards

• use wrongly or improperly or excessively

• treat badly

• treat badly