What is it called when you treat someone badly?

Trying to find another word for treated badly in English? No problem. Our thesaurus contains synonyms of treated badly in 13 different contexts. We have listed all the similar and related words for treated badly alphabetically.

Entry:

do someone wrong

Synonyms:prey on, discriminate, oppress, persecute, victimize, mistreat, trample, use, wrong, be rough on someone

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kick around

Synonyms:prey on, discriminate, oppress, persecute, victimize, mistreat, trample, use, wrong, be rough on someone

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mistreat

Synonyms:prey on, discriminate, oppress, persecute, victimize, trample, use, wrong, be rough on someone

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oppress

Synonyms:prey on, discriminate, persecute, victimize, mistreat, trample, use, wrong, be rough on someone

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shove around

Synonyms:prey on, discriminate, oppress, persecute, victimize, mistreat, trample, use, wrong, be rough on someone

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trample

Synonyms:prey on, discriminate, oppress, persecute, victimize, mistreat, use, wrong, be rough on someone

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phrasal verb

to harm someone who is weak or cannot defend themselves

verb

to treat someone unfairly because of their religion, race, or other personal features

verb

to treat people who are less powerful in an unfair and cruel way

verb

to treat someone in a deliberately unfair way

verb

to treat someone in an unfair or cruel way

verb

to behave in a cruel or unfair way towards someone or something

verb

to treat someone in an unfair way, for example by pretending to care about them so that they do what you want

verb

formal to treat or judge someone in an unfair way

phrase

to treat someone in a way that is unfair