#mistreatment the practice of treating (someone or something) badly; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother"
supertype: practice__pattern a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"
subtype: annoying__annoyance__irritation__vexation the act of troubling or annoying someone
subtype: exasperation actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
subtype: exacerbation violent and bitter exasperation; "his foolishness was followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel"
subtype: disregard__neglect lack of care and attention
subtype: victimization__exploitation__victimisation__using an act that exploits or victimizes someone
subtype: colonialism exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country
subtype: neocolonialism control by a powerful country of its former colonies (or other less developed countries) by economic pressures
subtype: molestation tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
subtype: baiting harassment especially of a tethered animal
subtype: badgering__worrying__torment__bedevilment the act of harassing someone
subtype: sexual_harassment unwelcome sexual behavior by a supervisor toward an employee
subtype: tease__teasing the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent"
subtype: witch-hunt__witchhunt searching out and harassing dissenters
subtype: McCarthyism unscrupulously accusing people of disloyalty (as by saying they were Communists)
subtype: maltreatment__ill-treatment__illtreatment__ill-usage__illusage__abuse cruel or inhumane treatment
subtype: child_abuse__childabuse the physical or emotional or sexual mistreatment of children
subtype: child_neglect__childneglect failure of caretakers to provide adequate emotional and physical care for a child
subtype: persecution the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
subtype: subjugation__oppression the act of subjugating by cruelty
subtype: pogrom organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews)
subtype: torturing__torture the act of torturing someone; "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession"
subtype: strappado torture in which a person's hands and tied behind their back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists and that allowed to drop until their fall is checked by the rope
subtype: excruciation__crucifixion the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering
subtype: dismemberment__taking_apart the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces
subtype: inhuman_treatment__inhumantreatment__cruelty a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
subtype: impalement the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture
subtype: inhumanity__atrocity a act of atrocious cruelty
subtype: brutality__barbarity__barbarism__savagery a brutal barbarous savage act
subtype: outrage a wantonly cruel act
subtype: enormity an act of extreme wickedness
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