noun
- Physically harmful treatment: abuse, ill-treatment, maltreatment, mistreatment, misusage. See help/harm/harmless.
- Wrong, often corrupt use: abuse, misapplication, misappropriation, misuse, perversion. See treat well/treat badly/treat.
| Thesaurus: mishandling |
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| Episode 36: Dark Shadows (TV Episode) (1966 Horror TV Episode) | |
| My Life As a Dog Lawyer: Night Court (TV Episode) (1991 Comedy TV Episode) | |
| No Way to Treat a Patient: Quincy, M.E. (TV Episode) (1980 TV Episode) |
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