1. (

• mistreat ,
• maltreat ,
• abuse ,
• ill-use ,
• step ,
• ill-treat

) treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" ;

1. (

• abused ,
• ill-treated ,
• maltreated ,
• mistreated

) subjected to cruel treatment; "an abused wife" ;