Maltreat \Mal*treat"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maltreated}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Maltreating}.] [Mal- + treat: cf. F. maltraiter.]
To treat ill; to abuse; to treat roughly.
maltreated
adj : physically abused; "an abused wife" [syn: {abused}, {ill-treated},
{mistreated}] [ant: {unabused}]