mistreatment

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annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexation

the act of troubling or annoying someone

disregard, neglect

willful lack of care and attention

exploitation, using, victimisation, victimization

an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)

harassment, molestation

the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism

abuse, ill-treatment, ill-usage, maltreatment

cruel or inhumane treatment

despite

contemptuous disregard

blaxploitation

the exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies)

sexploitation

the commercial exploitation of sex or sexuality or explicit sexual material

child abuse

the physical or emotional or sexual mistreatment of children

child neglect

failure of caretakers to provide adequate emotional and physical care for a child

persecution

the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)

cruelty, inhuman treatment

a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering

baiting

harassment especially of a tethered animal

badgering, bedevilment, torment, worrying

the act of harassing someone

exasperation

actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)

red flag

something that irritates or demands immediate action

sexual harassment

unwelcome sexual behavior by a supervisor toward an employee

ribbing, tantalization, tease, teasing

the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances

witch-hunt

searching out and harassing dissenters

colonialism

exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country

Type of:

pattern, practice

a customary way of operation or behavior