mistreat
She is angry about the neglect and mistreatment of these animals.
He had suffered mental and physical mistreatment.
Reports of abuse, mistreatment and neglect of patients at the hospital increased.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Treating people or animals badly
a raw dealidiom
abuser
anti-harassment
at the hands of someoneidiom
batten
batten on someone
hit someone where it hurtsidiom
ill-treat
ill-treatment
ill-used
impose
prey on something
put someone through something
put upon
reduce
uncared for
use
victimization
victimize
victimology