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mistreated

ADJECTIVE

downtrodden

Synonyms

STRONGEST

destitute distressed exploited needy oppressed persecuted

WEAK

a slave to abject at one's beck and call at one's feet at one's mercy have-not helpless in one's clutches in one's pocket in one's power led by the nose maltreated overcome subjugated subservient suppressed tyrannized under one's thumb underdog underfoot

Antonyms

STRONGEST

rich wealthy

WEAK

happy respected satisfied

ADJECTIVE

oppressed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abused destitute distressed enslaved exploited helpless persecuted

STRONG

burdened maltreated suppressed tormented tyrannized

WEAK

a slave to abject at one's feet at one's mercy have-not subservient under one's thumb underfoot

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In an interview in 1980, Donald Trump called the entire hostage episode a horror and said it was ridiculous that the U.S. allowed its people to be mistreated for so long.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

"I always said that he never mistreated me," she said at the time.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Throughout, she’ll allude to stories of mistreated animals and the Griffith Park fire of 1933, heightening the sense that we are in the presence of unnatural occurrences.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

Chinese authorities have denied that Lai has been mistreated in prison, and said he is in "good health".

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

“But my followers call me Jed. You will call me Jed, because I can see that you’ve been mistreated and you are now my friends. Is this understood?”

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

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