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abused

abused

5.2
Used wrongly or too much, especially for drugs and alcohol
  • adjective
  • /əˈbjuːzd/
  • NSFW
translation icon : abusado
  • I would say that rest is the single most abused training variable.

It's pretty much what Chase has already said is that the truck is a lot more used and abused than we thought that it was.

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Examples

  • It's pretty much what Chase has already said is that the truck is a lot more used and abused than we thought that it was.

    Gas Monkey Garage

  • Many teenagers engage in risky behaviors and become abused by drugs and alcohol.

  • It's probably slightly more abused than your average one.

    Adam Savage’s Tested

  • And it gets abused a fair amount this way.

  • As you have already seen, the box that this came in was abused at some point between China and here.

  • It's very much feels like old abused metal with dirt and grime.

  • OK Hey, how abused have you been that you think she's lying about backup recordings?

  • To be fair, I don't think the real intent here is to deal with a shirt that's been abused in such a way.

  • We've got the fan that's not abused that's dead.

  • Every parent would think that you, he'd somebody who's abused your kids, went to court, got bailed back on the streets.

Synonyms

misused
vsabused
4.2

Used in a wrong or unfair way

focuses on excessive or harmful consumption mainly of drugs or alcohol

How Misused

addicted
  • NSFW
229 4.1
abused
  • NSFW
5.2
misused
4.2

Surface Forms

abused positive

Morphology

abused = abuse (transparent) = abuse + ed

Regular past-participle/adjectival use of 'abuse' meaning 'subjected to improper or excessive use'; the meaning is directly derived from the verb sense 'to misuse'.

Etymology

Abused comes from old parts ab- 'away' and use 'to use', like the simple word use. It means 'used wrongly' or 'used too much', so when drugs or alcohol are abused they are taken in a harmful or dangerous way.