Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abuse-ridden

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: abuse-rid-den
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Plagued by abuse.

Example Sentences

"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.

Inflected Forms

more abuse-ridden (comparative) most abuse-ridden (superlative)

Questions

What does abuse-ridden mean?: Plagued by abuse.
Where does abuse-ridden come from?: From abuse + -ridden.

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