buffeted

6.5

Hit again and again by strong winds or other problems

adjective
/ˈbʌfɪtɪd/

: azotado

The lonely tree stood tall even after being buffeted by strong winds throughout the night.

Examples

Mere political posturing perhaps, but fields, already buffeted by declining enrolments, understandably feel besieged.
I could see headlands and buffeted cliffs.
This is also buffeted around by IID shocks.
The small boat was buffeted by the fierce waves during the storm.
After being buffeted by criticism for months, the politician finally addressed the issues.

Synonyms

tempest-tost

vsbuffeted

Archaic

1 9.9

Beaten by storms and hard times

is a general term for being repeatedly struck by strong forces

storm-tossed

vsbuffeted

1 7.9

Hit hard by strong storms or many serious problems

is the broad phrase for repeated hits from strong forces

tempest-tossed

vsbuffeted

Literature

1 9.9

Shaken by strong storms or by great troubles

is about repeated striking or severe effects from strong forces

tempest-swept

vsbuffeted

Literature

9.3

Struck again and again by strong storms or great troubles

is the general idea of repeated impact by strong forces

storm-beaten

vsbuffeted

7.4

A thing damaged and worn by storms

focuses on repeated striking by strong forces rather than final damage

Antonyms

protected

1 2.0

Kept safe from harm or danger

sheltered

1 3.2

Protected from wind, rain, or danger by something that covers it

How Affected

destroyed

2.8

battered

NSFW

1 4.6

buffeted

6.5

affected

3.6

unaffected

3 3.9

Surface Forms

buffeted positive

Morphology

buffeted = buffet (transparent) = buffet + ed

Standard adjectival use of the past participle of the verb 'buffet' meaning 'to strike/batter'; meaning follows directly from the base verb plus -ed.

Etymology

Buffeted comes from an old word buffet that meant 'a blow' or 'to strike'. So to be buffeted is to be hit or pushed again and again by strong forces like wind, waves, or hard times.