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Vinony

mistreat

verb

  1. to treat badly or unfairly
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Pronunciation: /mɪsˈtɹiːt/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English treat English mistreat From mis- + treat.

  1. To treat someone, or something roughly or badly.
  2. To administer an incorrect treatment to a patient.

    “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.”