maltreated

Adjective

Meaning

of Maltreat

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

injured beaten afflicted battered downtrodden abused ill-used mistreated ill-treated

Examples

I have seen Chinamen abused and maltreated in all the mean, cowardly ways possible to the invention of a degraded nature, but I never saw a policeman interfere in the matter and I never saw a Chinaman righted in a court of justice for wrongs thus done him. Mark Twain

an abused wife Source: Internet

Finding order in disorganization: Lessons from research on maltreated infants' attachments to their caregivers. Source: Internet

Of the 13 maltreated males with low MAO-A activity, 11 had been assessed as exhibiting adolescent conduct disorder and 4 were convicted for violent offenses. Source: Internet

Prisoners are frequently maltreated, journalists are intimidated by the authorities and much of the mainstream media is owned by government supporters. Source: Internet

The Times. November 24, 2008 Officials in the state of Chhattisgarh reported in 2008 that at least 100 women are maltreated annually as suspected witches. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Maltravers maltreament maltreat maltreater maltreatment maltreatment of children