battered

(verb) strike against forcefully. Synonyms: buffet, knock about, batter. Example: "Winds buffeted the tent."

(verb) strike violently and repeatedly. Synonyms: clobber, baste, batter. Example: "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her."

(verb) make a dent or impression in. Synonyms: dinge, batter. Example: "Dinge a soft hat."

(adj) damaged by blows or hard usage. Synonyms: beat-up, beaten-up. Examples: "A battered old car." "The beaten-up old ford."

(adj) damaged especially by hard usage. Example: "His battered old hat."

(adj) exhibiting symptoms resulting from repeated physical and emotional injury. Examples: "A battered child." "The battered woman syndrome."