Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mistreat

/mɪsˈtɹiːt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: mis-treat
IPA: /mɪsˈtɹiːt/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To treat someone, or something roughly or badly.

Transitive verb

verb

To administer an incorrect treatment to a patient.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."

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.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

mistreats (present, singular) mistreating (participle, present) mistreated (participle, past) mistreated (past)

Derived Forms

mistreater

Frequently Paired Words

mistreatment maltreat

Synonyms

ill-treat ill-use abuse maltreat step

Rhymes With

street meet st eat complete beat feet sweet heat seat treat meat

Questions

How do you pronounce mistreat?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈtɹiːt/.
What does mistreat mean?: To treat someone, or something roughly or badly.
Where does mistreat come from?: 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.

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