Standard Lemma guide

battered

adj · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbætəd/
  • General-American: /ˈbætəɹd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: B AE1 T ER0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Beaten repeatedly or consistently; beaten up.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Drunk; inebriated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Coated with batter (noun).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

simple past and past participle of batter

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

exhibiting symptoms resulting from repeated physical and emotional injury

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a battered child
  • the battered woman syndrome

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

damaged by blows or hard usage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a battered old car
  • the beaten-up old Ford

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: beat-up, beaten-up

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

damaged especially by hard usage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his battered old hat

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English bat Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English batter Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English battered From batter + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: opotřebovaný — beaten up through a lot of use
  • French: usé — beaten up through a lot of use
  • German: abgewetzt — beaten up through a lot of use
  • German: abgenutzt — beaten up through a lot of use
  • German: zerschlissen — beaten up through a lot of use
  • German: zerbeult — beaten up through a lot of use
  • German: ramponiert — beaten up through a lot of use
  • Portuguese: surrado — beaten up through a lot of use
  • Russian: поби́тый (pobítyj) — beaten up through a lot of use
  • Russian: вида́вший ви́ды (vidávšij vídy) — beaten up through a lot of use
  • Russian: помя́тый (pomjátyj) — beaten up through a lot of use
  • Russian: потрёпанный (potrjópannyj) — beaten up through a lot of use
  • Serbo-Croatian: izdrndan — beaten up through a lot of use
  • Spanish: maltrecho — beaten up through a lot of use
  • Swedish: skamfilad — beaten up through a lot of use
  • Swedish: sliten — beaten up through a lot of use
  • Czech: bitý — beaten repeatedly or consistently
  • Czech: zbitý — beaten repeatedly or consistently
  • German: ramponiert — beaten repeatedly or consistently
  • German: zusammengehauen — beaten repeatedly or consistently
  • German: zusammengeschlagen — beaten repeatedly or consistently
  • German: übel zugerichtet — beaten repeatedly or consistently
  • German: angeschlagen — beaten repeatedly or consistently
  • German: zerbeult — beaten repeatedly or consistently
  • Serbo-Croatian: zlostavljan — beaten repeatedly or consistently
  • Swedish: misshandlad — beaten repeatedly or consistently
  • Hungarian: bundás — (cooking) coated with batter
  • Portuguese: empanado — (cooking) coated with batter
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