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

Derived Forms

• unmauled
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of mauled

maul ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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

They eventually got a foothold when Lleucu George's superb touch finder earned a five metre line-out, which Wales mauled over the line for Callender to score.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

The Slovak cabinet has approved a plan to shoot around a quarter of the country's brown bears, after a man was mauled to death while walking in a forest in Central Slovakia.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025

That was the Rams’ lost season, the worst Super Bowl hangover in NFL history, that had begun with a 31-10 wipeout by the Bills and featured Stafford getting mauled seven times for sacks.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2024

Cole nodded and told how he had pulled a handful of white hair from the bear that mauled him and then thrown it away.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen