#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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