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The prisoners were treated with monstrous cruelty.
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Vocabulary list

shuujin
noun
  1. prisoner
tachi
suffix
  1. pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
osoroshii
i adjective
  1. terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening
  2. surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing (often as 恐ろしく)
hodo
noun, adverb
  1. extent; degree; measure
noun
  1. limit; bounds
  2. (span of) time
  3. (a) distance
  4. the state of; the status of; the condition of (as 〜のほど)
particle
  1. about; around; approximately; or so
  2. as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ...
  3. the more ... the more ... (oft. as 〜ば...ほど)
zannin
na adjective, noun
  1. brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
atsukau

Passive Plain Past Indicative Form

atsukawareta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to deal with (a person); to treat; to handle; to take care of; to entertain
  2. to deal with (a problem); to handle; to manage
  3. to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to work
  4. to deal in; to sell
  5. to cover (a topic); to treat; to discuss; to take up
  6. to treat A as B (as AをBとして扱う)
  7. to mediate (an argument)
  8. to be too much for one; to find unmanageable
  9. to gossip

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