Abuse-ridden

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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

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"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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