What is the meaning of maltreated?

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verb

Treat badly.
- usage: "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
- synonyms: mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat

adjective

Subjected to cruel treatment.
- usage: "an abused wife"
- synonyms: abused, ill-treated, mistreated

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