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battered woman syndrome
[ bat-erd woom-uhn sin-drohm ]
noun
- the array of physical and psychological injuries exhibited by women battered women, or battered wivesbattered womanbattered wife who have been beaten repeatedly or otherwise abused by their partners or spouses.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of battered woman syndrome1
First recorded in 1975–80
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Example Sentences
“I had talked the defense into portraying her act under the ‘battered woman syndrome,’” Speckhard recalls.
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