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Definitions of battered:
  • adjective:   damaged especially by hard usage
    Example: "His battered old hat"
  • adjective:   beaten repeatedly with heavy blows
    Example: "A battered child"
  • adjective:   damaged by blows or hard usage
    Example: "A battered old car"



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battered-child-syndrome stress