Abuse-ridden
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Plagued by abuse.
"He could also fulfill his campaign promise to launch the “largest deportation operation in American history,” targeting millions of people in an abuse-ridden process that would inevitably lead to the mistaken detention of thousands of U.S. citizens."
Example
More examples"He could also fulfill his campaign promise to launch the “largest deportation operation in American history,” targeting millions of people in an abuse-ridden process that would inevitably lead to the mistaken detention of thousands of U.S. citizens."
Etymology
From abuse + -ridden.
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