Definition of battered
1
: damaged or worn down by hard use
a battered old hat a battered truck
2
: injured by repeated blows
the victim's battered body a boxer's battered face
3
: subjected to repeated physical abuse
providing help for battered wives/children … the store turned into an impromptu women's crisis center, where battered women and mothers trying to rescue their daughters from abusive dads gravitated.— Donna Minkowitz
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The first known use of battered was in 1593
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