Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

violated

/ˈvaɪəˌleɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: vi-o-lat-ed
IPA: /ˈvaɪəˌleɪtɪd/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having been broken or ignored, especially in a flagrant manner.

adj

Abused, harmed or sexually victimized.

verb

simple past and past participle of violate

Inflected Forms

more violated (comparative) most violated (superlative)

Derived Forms

inviolated nonviolated unviolated

Synonyms

raped desecrated defiled profaned

Questions

How do you pronounce violated?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvaɪəˌleɪtɪd/.
What does violated mean?: Having been broken or ignored, especially in a flagrant manner.

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