- battered wife syndrome
- noun see battered woman syndrome
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
battered wife syndrome
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battered wife syndrome — noun see battered woman syndrome … Useful english dictionary
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battered woman syndrome — noun Date: 1984 the highly variable symptom complex of physical and psychological injuries exhibited by a woman repeatedly abused especially physically by her mate called also battered woman s syndrome, battered wife syndrome, battered women s… … New Collegiate Dictionary
battered woman syndrome — noun also battered woman s syndrome or battered wife syndrome or battered women s syndrome : the highly variable symptom complex of physical and psychological injuries exhibited by a woman repeatedly abused especially physically by her mate … Useful english dictionary
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