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.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbætəd/
General-American:/ˈbætəɹd/
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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
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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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Meaning relationships
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