abused
- adjective
- /əˈbjuːzd/
- NSFW
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maltratado
- I was emotionally, physically and sexually abused as a child.
You want protections for, for like abused people in marriages, right?
- You want protections for, for like abused people in marriages, right?
- Like head of Gloucester Social Services once told me abused kids abuse.
Examples
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The charity provides support for women who have been abused in their relationships.
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She was abused and neglected as a child.
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You got it from women who have a history of being abused by by men.
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Maybe some people were abused and that can cause some problems.
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I, I see that version of me as someone that was so abused, so alone.
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And and these terribly abused children are super rare, thankfully.
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She was a child that was given away after being abused for so long.
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I know several people who were terribly sexually abused who have a lot of distress about that.
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And often times they're preemies or children that have been abused or in an accident.
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Maybe they've been tormented, abused, thinking that there's no way out of their pain.
Synonyms
7
7.2
Other people make someone do more than is fair
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5.1
Treated unfairly so someone else gains
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8.1
Treated badly by other people
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4.6
A person who has been hurt physically or emotionally by someone many times
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4.9
Hurt or not cared for by other people
Hurt or abused by other people
Treated cruelly or unfairly by other people
Treated unfairly and made to suffer by other people
Antonyms
How Abused
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Abused comes from old parts ab- 'away' and use 'to use', the same use you know in English. It gives the picture of someone being 'used badly', which is why abused means treated cruelly or wrongly.