What does mistreat mean?
Mistreat means (transitive) To treat someone, or something roughly or badly..
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/mɪsˈtɹiːt/ · verb
(transitive) To treat someone, or something roughly or badly..
The syphilis that Catapano and other AIDS-syphilis theorists are especially concerned about may develop when repeated treponeme infections are not treated, or, more commonly, are 'mistreated with penicillin.
Use mistreat when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mistreat means (transitive) To treat someone, or something roughly or badly..
Common synonyms include ill-treat, ill-use, abuse, maltreat.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The syphilis that Catapano and other AIDS-syphilis theorists are especially concerned about may develop when repeated treponeme infections are not treated, or, more commonly, are 'mistreated with penicillin.
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