violated
- adjective
- /ˈvaɪəˌleɪtɪd/
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violado
- The ancient temple was violated by intruders who ignored its religious significance.
Yeah, I feel violated but I need to go take a shower.
- Yeah, I feel violated but I need to go take a shower.
- As, you know, my norms felt violated.
- Somebody feels violated or offended, and it may in fact be the case, right?
- All right, who, whoever's the person who felt violated, disrespected, who is still needing clarity, whatever, it didn't go away.
Examples
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They felt that the cemetery had been violated when the gravestones were knocked over.
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The sacred texts were violated by disrespectful actions.
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Some considered the artwork violated because modern graffiti covered its sacred images.
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The church was violated by vandals last night.
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The ancient temple was violated by intruders who ignored its religious significance.
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They felt that the cemetery had been violated when the gravestones were knocked over.
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The sacred texts were violated by disrespectful actions.
Synonyms
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4.9
Treat a place, object, or tradition in a way that shows no respect
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8.1
To damage or show disrespect to a holy place, for example a grave
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7.2
To treat a holy place or thing with disrespect
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7.9
Treat a holy place or object with disrespect
A place or object treated with disrespect so it no longer seems sacred
A place or object that people treat with no respect, especially if it is sacred
Treat a holy place like a temple with disrespect by damaging or polluting it
Antonyms
How Desecrated
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word violated comes from the old Latin verb violare, meaning 'to use force', and is the same root as violence. So when a temple, grave, or other place is violated, it has been forced, damaged, or treated without respect.