Mistreat
Mistreat verb - To inflict physical or emotional harm upon.
Mismanage and mistreat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mismanage" instead a verb "Mistreat".
Nearby Words: mistreatment, mistreating
Mismanage
Mismanage verb - To manage badly.
Usage example: the business was mismanaged so seriously that it eventually had to declare bankruptcy
Common collocations
| troops | mistreat troops | mismanage troops |
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Mismanage and Mistreat. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mistreat/mismanage
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Mismanage or Mistreat. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mistreat/mismanage.
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