adj
violated
VEYE-uh-lay-tihd
adj
1
Broken or disregarded, as of a rule or agreement.
"The contract was clearly violated when they missed the deadline."
2
Feeling that one's privacy, trust, or personal boundaries have been badly intruded upon.
"She felt violated after discovering someone had read her private messages."
How to Use Violated
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBroken (for rules), or deeply intruded upon and disrespected (for a person's feelings).
Common pairings
feel violated
clearly violated
Word Forms
more violated comparative, most violated superlative
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