verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of mistreat form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   subjected to cruel treatment wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

abusedabuseddowntroddenill-treatedmaltreated

Example

More examples

"Mistreated illegal foreign workers often fall between the cracks of the social system."

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.