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• past tense form of maul.
• past participle of maul.

mauled

American  

[mawld] / mɔld /

adjective

1. harshly treated.

   The critically mauled movie sequel has also led to countless parodies and imitations.

2. badly injured or damaged.

   In the aftermath of the fox’s visit, Robin found half her chickens missing and a badly mauled rooster inside the chicken house itself.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of maul.

Other Word Forms

• unmauled
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of mauled

maul ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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mauled

She went on to be the UN rights chief, a sensitive role in which she alienated some countries, especially China, which mauled her for reporting on Beijing's alleged abuses of the country's Uyghur minority group.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

A 71-year-old woman who was found dead inside her Sierra County home had been mauled by a black bear, the first known such fatal attack in California history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

More recently, he appeared in “Fallout” just long enough for his character to be mauled to death by a mutant bear.

From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2026

He treasures that trait even as he has hidden it beneath armor to avoid “being too badly mauled by the vicissitudes of life.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2025

“She grabbed mah workin’ tickets outa mah shirt pocket and Ah run tuh git ’em back,” Tea Cake explained, showing the tickets, considerably mauled about in the struggle.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston