- mistreatment - the practice of treating (someone or something) badly; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother"
--1 is a kind of practice, pattern
--1 has particulars:annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexation; disregard, neglect; exploitation, victimization, victimisation, using; harassment, molestation; maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-usage, abuse Derived form: verb mistreat1