battered
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- adjective
- /ˈbætərd/
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- Battered Women
- Battered Woman
- Battered Woman Syndrome
This night is Canyon quiet, is Maine quiet and lobster shell red, the colour of battered flesh.
- This night is Canyon quiet, is Maine quiet and lobster shell red, the colour of battered flesh.
- It could be battered women, it could be LGBTQIA kids who were kicked out of the home, you know, like, it could be a million different groups of people.
- Really, really bad, bad, battered, bad stuff.
Examples
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Lenore Walker, author of The Battered Woman Syndrome, agreed that fundamentalist immigrants control and patrol their women very closely.
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After enduring years of abuse, she finally decided to leave her battered relationship behind.
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The battered child showed signs of trauma, both physical and emotional.
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He spoke with compassion for the battered women who sought refuge at the shelter.
Synonyms
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Feeling physical pain after an accident or attack
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Feeling hurt or offended by what someone says
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Hurt or not cared for by other people
Treated cruelly or violently, often more than once
Hurt or abused by other people
Treated cruelly or unfairly by other people
Treated unfairly and made to suffer by other people
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Etymology
Battered comes from the verb batter, from an old French word meaning 'to beat'. So a battered person is someone who has been hit or hurt again and again, which is why we use the word for people who suffer repeated abuse.