abused

a-bused · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Having been treated with cruelty or violence.

  2. 2.

    Having been used improperly or excessively.

  3. 3.

    Past tense and past participle of *abuse*.

Related words

Antonyms: cared-for, protected, respected
See also: abuse, abusive, mistreated
Synonyms: battered, maltreated, mistreated, victimized

Etymology

Past participle of abuse, from Latin abūsus, past participle of abūtī ("to misuse").