violated

Definition

Adjective:
- Treated irreverently or sacrilegiously: Describes something that has been disrespected, profaned, or treated in a way that breaks a serious rule, law, or moral principle, especially concerning something considered sacred, holy, or inviolable.
- Broken or disregarded: Can describe a law, agreement, trust, or personal boundary that has been infringed upon or dishonored.

Usage Examples

Adjective:
- The archaeologists were saddened to see the violated tomb. (The tomb had been treated with disrespect and its sacred nature profaned.)
- She felt a deep sense of violated trust after her friend shared her secret. (Her trust was broken and dishonored.)
- The treaty was considered violated after the military incursion. (The terms of the treaty were broken and disregarded.)

Advanced Usage

"to feel violated": A common phrase describing a profound personal feeling of having been wronged, disrespected, or having one's privacy, rights, or body invaded.
- After the burglary, she felt deeply violated. (She felt her personal space and safety had been profoundly disrespected and invaded.)
Used in legal and formal contexts to describe the breach of a law, right, or oath.
- The court ruled that the defendant's actions violated the victim's constitutional rights.

Variants and Related Words

Violate (verb): To break or fail to comply with (a rule or formal agreement); to treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect.
- To violate a contract.
Violation (noun): The action of violating someone or something.
- A violation of privacy.
Violator (noun): A person or entity that violates something.

Synonyms

Desecrated: Treated with violent disrespect, especially towards something sacred.
Profaned: Treated with irreverence or contempt, making something sacred no longer respected.
Breached: Broke or failed to observe (a law, agreement, or code of conduct).
Infringed: Actively broke the terms of (a law, right, or agreement).

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