Treated Badly Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is ABUSED which was last seen in the The Guardian Speedy crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: ABUSED

Updated: October 15, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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We think the answer is "ABUSED" which means:

adjective

• Subjected to cruel treatment

adjective satellite

• Used improperly or excessively especially drugs

verb

• To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert
• To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.
• To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage.
• To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was intended; to intentionally take more of a drug than was prescribed for recreational reasons; to take illegal drugs habitually.
• To violate; defile; to rape.
• Misrepresent; adulterate.
• To deceive; to trick; to impose on; misuse the confidence of.
• Disuse.

An example sentence would be:

• "The neglected animals were found in an abused state."
• "The abused child grew up with deep emotional trauma."

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Clue Last Found In...

Source	#Number	Answer
The Guardian Speedy25 Oct 2020	Down 15
New York Times14 Apr 2014	Down 23
New York Times23 Oct 2002	Down 22
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