Explore Maltreated through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like abused or mistreated. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Maltreated in a sentence
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Maltreated meaning
simple past and past participle of maltreat
Synonyms of Maltreated
Using Maltreated
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of maltreat
- Useful related words include: abused, ill-treated, mistreated, battered.
- In the example corpus, maltreated often appears in combinations such as: maltreated by, and maltreated.
Context around Maltreated
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Maltreated
- In this selection, "maltreated" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, thereby, claimed, soldier, infants, males and journalists stand out and add context to how "maltreated" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include another soldier maltreated a minor and are frequently maltreated journalists are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "maltreated" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with maltreated
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Issues of social justice and the likes; I spoke for those who were maltreated. (14 words)
Finding order in disorganization: Lessons from research on maltreated infants' attachments to their caregivers. (14 words)
JoyNews reporter, Latif Iddris was allegedly maltreated by some police personnel in the course of his duty. (17 words)
Throughout her stay there, she was maltreated by family members, denied sufficient rest and food, and had no other connection to the outside world save her small phone with limited airtime. (31 words)
A facebook user identified as Chizoba Miracle Emenaha, has taken to the platform to call out her aunt who she claimed maltreated and denied her sound education. (27 words)
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. (26 words)
Example sentences (12)
The incident came to light after an X user had shared the video asking for help rescuing a female child who was being maltreated.
He said contrary to some newspapers reports that he was shot and maltreated, he was treated courteously by security operatives.
Throughout her stay there, she was maltreated by family members, denied sufficient rest and food, and had no other connection to the outside world save her small phone with limited airtime.
Egunjobi said he dedicated the award to people who traveled out of ignorant thereby maltreated out there and suffered unjustly.
A facebook user identified as Chizoba Miracle Emenaha, has taken to the platform to call out her aunt who she claimed maltreated and denied her sound education.
Another soldier maltreated a minor whom he suspected of stealing his money, as a result of which the minor had his right arm amputated.
Issues of social justice and the likes; I spoke for those who were maltreated.
JoyNews reporter, Latif Iddris was allegedly maltreated by some police personnel in the course of his duty.
Finding order in disorganization: Lessons from research on maltreated infants' attachments to their caregivers.
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.
Prisoners are frequently maltreated, journalists are intimidated by the authorities and much of the mainstream media is owned by government supporters.
Voltaire, who had been imprisoned and maltreated by the French government, was eager to accept Frederick's invitation to live at his palace.
Common combinations with maltreated
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- maltreated by 3×
- and maltreated 2×