Battered
Both words in one sentence
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Expository Hairstyle Change/Important Haircut: Laura cuts her hair and wears it frizzy rather than pressed straight, representing her transformation from battered, submissive wife to free woman.
Source: Film / Sleeping with the Enemy
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