mistreated

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Mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, scullery maid Ella finally meets her prince.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2019

Mistreated in the outside world because of his criminal record, he resorts to theft but, touched by a bishop’s kindness, vows to become a good man and succeeds to the point of near-sainthood.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2010

Some reconsideration is coming from movement leaders, like Anne Wilson Schaef, author of When Society Becomes an Addict and Co-Dependence: Misunderstood, Mistreated.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mistreated, it gets us there with flat tires and dents--or not at all.

From Time Magazine Archive