abused
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abused
- /əˈbjuːzd/
Rhymes with -uːzd
verb abus'd
- simple past and past participle of abuse For quotations using this term, see Citations:abused.
adjective more abused · most abused · abus'd
- Having been a victim of some form of abuse, most commonly child abuse or domestic violence.
- Overused; used profligately or in excess.
- Deluded, deceived. That be so farre abusyd They cannot be excusyd By reason nor by law; […]
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Closest in meaning: maligned, affronted, beaten, battered, misused, misunderstood, cuffed, assaulted, ill-treated, insulted, maltreated, mistreated, molested, raped, reviled, slapped
Talk about this word "abused." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/abused. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. abused. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/abused "abused." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/abused.Cite this
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title = {abused},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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