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

A woman who was mauled by a dog at a Los Angeles city animal shelter has been awarded $5.4 million by a jury.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 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

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

A 300-year-old gravestone commemorating a woman who was mauled to death by a tiger has been restored.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2024

I thought he would write Everyone turned out okay, but when he passed the book back, he'd actually written, Everyone was mauled by a bear, it was very sad, let’s go get ice cream.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse