abused
IPA: ʌbjˈuzd
adjective
- Having been a victim of some form of abuse, most commonly child abuse or domestic violence.
- Overused; used profligately or in excess.
- (obsolete) Deluded, deceived.
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Examples of "abused" in Sentences
- The citation flag is the abused bastard child of Wikipedia.
- To say she has concerns that the current wording might be misinterpreted or abused is reasonable.
- Prince Philip, likely to be besieged by S & M fetishists begging to be abused, is not taking part.
- Shelly Winemiller, a 42-year-old mother from Wisconsin, was abused from the age of four to 14 by the family priest.
- Miss Lackey's definition of 'abused' is so broad that any reader who had parents can fancy they were eligible to be whisked off to Elfland.
- And though I see the term abused much more often than I see it used well, I've have to say this trend in our government is precisely what I'd call "Un-American".
- Page 8, Finding Number One of the report says: “I find that Governor Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110 (a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act.”