Meanings
verbtreat like dirt (third-person singular simple present treats like dirt, present participle treating like dirt, simple past and past participle treated like dirt)
present singular third person treats like dirt · participle present treating like dirt · participle past treated like dirt · past treated like dirt
- transitivesimileTo treat someone badly, especially with disrespect or contempt.
Synonyms: treat like garbage, treat like shit · Antonyms: pamper, spoil
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo treat someone badly, especially with disrespect or contempt.
Translations
Finnish kohdella kuin saastaa
- kohdella kuin saastaaTranslations
French traiter comme de la merde
- traiter comme de la merdeTranslations
Polish traktować jak śmieci, potraktować jak śmieci
- traktować jak śmieciTranslations
- potraktować jak śmieciTranslations
Spanish ningunear, tratar como mierda
- ningunearTranslations
- tratar como mierdaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
treat like dirt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treat%20like%20dirt
MLA
“treat like dirt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treat%20like%20dirt. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “treat like dirt,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treat%20like%20dirt.
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