Mistreat
Mistreat verb - To inflict physical or emotional harm upon.
Tease and mistreat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tease" instead a verb "Mistreat".
Nearby Words: mistreatment, mistreating
Common collocations
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Tease and Mistreat. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mistreat/tease
Mistreat & Tease. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mistreat/tease>.
Tease or Mistreat. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mistreat/tease.
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