mistreated

1. 1.

   subjected to cruel treatment

   “an abused wife”

   Synonymsabusedill-treatedmaltreated

   Similarbattered

Questions about mistreated

What does mistreated mean?

mistreated means "subjected to cruel treatment".

How many syllables are in mistreated?

mistreated has 3 syllables: mi-strea-ted. The stress falls on "strea". In IPA it is /mɪˈstɹitɪd/.

What is another word for mistreated?

Close synonyms include abused, ill-treated, maltreated. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mistreated a common word?

mistreated is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.