Mistreat and Tease

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

Tease

Tease verb - To make fun of in a good-natured way.

Mistreat and tease are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mistreat" instead a verb "Tease".

Nearby Words: teasing, teased, teaser, teasel

Common collocations

people mistreat people tease people
men mistreat men tease men
children mistreat children tease children
way mistreat way tease way
Other words: characters, dog, ship, child, sister, kids, friends, students, cats.
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