maltreated
Handled with cruelty
Maltreated means treated badly, cruelly, or with neglect.
The word typically describes abuse that occurs over time rather than a single incident: maltreated children, maltreated animals.
Someone who has been maltreated has suffered harm through rough handling, neglect, or deliberate cruelty: The investigation revealed that prisoners had been systematically maltreated.
Having sustained harm
- woundedHaving sustained harm
- bruisedInjured beneath skin
- scarredMarked by healed wounds
- batteredDamaged by repeated blows
damaged · hurt · traumatized · lacerated · fractured · disfigured · maimed · afflicted
Left behind completely
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- disregardedNot given consideration
- forgottenNo longer recalled
unattended · unsupervised · uncared-for · neglected · deprived · malnourished · unwanted · unloved
Being made to suffer
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
torment · assault · battery · violence · persecution · tyranny · subjugation · violation
injured
Having sustained harm
battered · damaged · hurt · traumatized · lacerated · fractured · disfigured · maimed · afflicted · beaten
abandoned
Left behind completely
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- disregardedNot given consideration
forgotten · unattended · unsupervised · uncared-for · neglected · deprived · malnourished · unwanted · unloved · isolated
victimization
Being made to suffer
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
- exploitationSelfish use of others
oppression · torment · assault · battery · violence · persecution · tyranny · subjugation · violation · coercion
anguish
Intense mental suffering
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
- agonyExtreme physical or emotional pain
pain · misery · torment · grief · despair · sorrow · hardship · affliction · heartache · woe