reducesomeonetosomething
phrasal verbwithreduceverb[IorT]uk/rɪˈdʒuːs/us/rɪˈduːs/
C2
to make someoneunhappyorcausesomeone to be in abadstateorsituation:
Hiscommentsreducedher totears(= made hercry).
Thesergeantwasreducedto theranks(= made anordinarysoldier)for hiscowardice.
C2
If you arereducedto doing something, you areforcedto do it because you have no otherchoice:
He was out ofcigarettesand wasreducedtosmokingthebuttsleftin theashtrays.
Treating people or animals badly
- abuser
- anti-harassment
- at the hands ofsomeoneidiom
- batten
- batten onsomeone
- ill-treat
- ill-treatment
- ill-used
- impose
- inflict
- pick onsomeone
- prey
- prey onsomething
- putsomeonethroughsomething
- put upon
- tyrannize
- tyranny
- uncared for
- use
- victimization
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