maltreated

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

subjected to cruel treatment“an abused wife”Synonyms: abused ill-treated mistreated

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

maltreat \mal*treat"\ (m[a^]l*tr[=e]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Maltreated; p. pr. & vb. n. Maltreating.] [Mal- + treat: cf. F. maltraiter.] To treat ill; to abuse; to treat roughly. [1913 Webster]