abused

English

Alternative forms

Verb

abused

  1. simple past tense and past participle of abuse

Adjective

abused (comparative more abused, superlative most abused)

  1. Having been a victim of some form of abuse, most commonly child abuse or domestic violence.
  2. Overused; used profligately or in excess.

Usage notes

The second sense ("Overused; used profligately or in excess") is uncommon except in the phrase much-abused.

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