Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mistreatment
1 sense of mistreatment
Sense 1
mistreatment -- (the practice of treating (someone or something) badly; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother")
=> practice, pattern -- (a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern")