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abused
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adj 1: used improperly or excessively especially drugs; "an
abused substance"
2: subjected to cruel treatment; "an abused wife" [syn:
abused, ill-treated, maltreated, mistreated] [ant:
unabused]
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accused
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n 1: a defendant in a criminal proceeding
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amused
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adj 1: pleasantly occupied; "We are not amused" -Queen Victoria
[syn: amused, diverted, entertained]
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bemused
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adj 1: deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a
professor listening to the prattling of his freshman
class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown" [syn:
bemused, deep in thought(p), lost(p),
preoccupied]
2: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements;
filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his
questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and
confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt
lost on the first day of school" [syn: baffled,
befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded,
confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea]
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confused
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adj 1: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements;
filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his
questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and
confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt
lost on the first day of school" [syn: baffled,
befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded,
confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea]
2: lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions";
"a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected
fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts" [syn: confused,
disconnected, disjointed, disordered, garbled,
illogical, scattered, unconnected]
3: having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or
personal identity; "I frequently find myself disoriented when
I come up out of the subway"; "the anesthetic left her
completely disoriented" [syn: confused, disoriented,
lost]
4: thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing
in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk";
"the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset" [syn:
broken, confused, disordered, upset]
5: mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act
intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered
and confused" [ant: clear-thinking, clearheaded]
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diffused
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adj 1: (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection
from a rough surface or transmission through a
translucent material; "diffused light"
2: (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
[syn: soft, diffuse, diffused] [ant: concentrated,
hard]
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excused
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adj 1: granted exemption; "one of the excused jurors planned to
write a book"
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fused
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adj 1: joined together into a whole; "United Industries"; "the
amalgamated colleges constituted a university"; "a
consolidated school" [syn: amalgamate, amalgamated,
coalesced, consolidated, fused]
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misused
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adj 1: used incorrectly or carelessly or for an improper
purpose; "misused words are often laughable but one weeps
for misused talents" [ant: used]
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unused
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adj 1: not yet used or soiled; "a fresh shirt"; "a fresh sheet
of paper"; "an unused envelope" [syn: fresh, unused]
2: not yet put into use; "we bought an unused car for a change"
3: not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the
strike"; "idle hands" [syn: idle, unused]
4: infrequently exposed to; "feet unused to shoes"
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used
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adj 1: employed in accomplishing something; "the principle of
surprise is the most used and misused of all the
principles of war"- H.H.Arnold & I.C.Eaker [ant:
misused]
2: of persons; taken advantage of; "after going out of his way
to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but
used" [syn: exploited, ill-used, put-upon, used,
victimized, victimised]
3: previously used or owned by another; "bought a secondhand (or
used) car" [syn: secondhand, used]
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soused
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adj 1: very drunk [syn: besotted, blind drunk, blotto,
crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed,
pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed,
smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy,
stiff, tight, wet]
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disabused
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adj 1: freed of a mistaken or misguided notion; "some people are
still not disabused of the old idea that the universe
revolves around the Earth" [syn: disabused(p),
undeceived]
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bruised
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cruised
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defused
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enthused
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infused
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oozed
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perused
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refused
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reused
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suffused
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transfused
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underused
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rused
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recused
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overused
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unbruised
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