: subjected to harmful or improper treatment : having suffered abuse
providing support for abused children/women
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When, in the end, Bill removes an abused girl from the convent and walks her through town for all to see, back to his home, it isn’t played as some triumphant moment, but as an act of pure humanity.
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
Director Karen Chapman tackles the horror of domestic violence in Village Keeper, but not from the perspective of an abused wife having to fight off or flee an insecure or jealous husband’s violent explosions.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
Is there a more abused word in our language, in this barely literate age?
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 6 Sep. 2024
The abused, neglected, and damaged Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix)—accursed as son, lover, and comedian—takes violent revenge that quickly wins him fans and followers.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
Director Karen Chapman tackles the horror of domestic violence in Village Keeper, but not from the perspective of an abused wife having to fight off or flee an insecure or jealous husband’s violent explosions.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
Is there a more abused word in our language, in this barely literate age?
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 6 Sep. 2024
The abused, neglected, and damaged Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix)—accursed as son, lover, and comedian—takes violent revenge that quickly wins him fans and followers.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Abused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abused. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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