abused

/əˈbjuːzd/

adj 3

Collocations

ADJ.

notorious

ABUSED + NOUN

authority, confidence, father, people, privilege, privileges

ADV.

again, violently

adj

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; […]

adjective — subjected to cruel treatment

That be so farre abusyd They cannot be excusyd By reason nor by law; […]

Wiktionary

The king abused his power.

Tatoeba · #25640

The notorious dictator abused his privileges to his heart's content.

Tatoeba · #28524

The dictator abused his privileges to his heart's content.

Tatoeba · #44661

Kenneth Starr abused his power again and took away my right to get on-line.

Tatoeba · #62579

I tried to give him some advice, but he just abused me violently.

Tatoeba · #267193

i Register

In some senses, abused is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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