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mistreatment vs ill-treatment

ill-treatment vs mistreatment

mistreatment and ill-treatment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mistreatment Yes No No No
ill-treatment Yes No No No
As nouns, ill-treatment is a hyponym of mistreatment; that is, ill-treatment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mistreatment:
  • mistreatment: the practice of treating (someone or something) badly
  • ill-treatment: cruel or inhumane treatment
mistreatment (noun) ill-treatment (noun)
the practice of treating (someone or something) badly cruel or inhumane treatment
Difference between mistreatment and ill-treatment

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