Definition of "under-treated" [under-treated]

• Treated with too little respect; treated slightingly.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "As a country, we need to do something about the crisis of under-treated mental illness among our veterans and other mentally ill Americans who can't get the help they desperately need."
• ""There is substantial evidence that older patients are under-treated and that their outcomes are poorer as a result," say Catherine Foot and Tony Harrison."
• "It is very wrong that older people are currently under-treated in the NHS."