"abused" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /əˈbjuːzd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-abused.wav Forms: more abused [comparative], most abused [superlative]
enPR: əbyo͞ozdʹ Rhymes: -uːzd Head templates: {{en-adj}} abused (comparative more abused, superlative most abused)
  1. Having been a victim of some form of abuse, most commonly child abuse or domestic violence.
    Sense id: en-abused-en-adj-znIKx2Dt
  2. Overused; used profligately or in excess.
    Sense id: en-abused-en-adj-4YQBZ6~V
  3. (obsolete) Deluded, deceived. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-abused-en-adj-5Rimt5Fb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 34 60 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 29 65 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 26 70 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: abus'd [poetic, verb] Derived forms: abusedly, nonabused, unabused Related terms: ill-used, misused

Verb

IPA: /əˈbjuːzd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-abused.wav
enPR: əbyo͞ozdʹ Rhymes: -uːzd Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} abused
  1. simple past and past participle of abuse Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: abuse
    Sense id: en-abused-en-verb-8aJeso2D
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: abus'd [poetic, verb]
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