The phrase "abusive life" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a life characterized by abuse, whether physical, emotional, or psychological.
Example: "After years of living an abusive life, she finally found the strength to leave her toxic relationship."
Alternatives: "life of abuse" or "abusive existence".
We knew at some point we would get a child whose birth parent was unwilling or unable to adapt to sobriety or a non-abusive life, and that child might become ours permanently.
He was trying to escape an abusive home life where his father was an alcoholic, and a public life dominated by communist tyranny.
Much more powerful factors, he said, were mental health problems, school discipline, dysfunctional or abusive home life and even romantic rejection.
His big dramatic moment, in which he impersonates his brutal father and reveals the abusive home life that lies behind his rebellion, feels more like an improv exercise than a heartbreaking confession.
Classic warning signs - domestic violence, alcohol abuse - were not flagged so doctors and teachers could not get a full picture of how chaotic and abusive family life had been.
Upon her release, Margarita said, she felt her only recourse was to return to her abusive home life.
In a 67-page dissent, however, Judge Elsa Alcala outlined Moore's abusive home life and struggles in school, arguing that skills learned in a controlled environment like prison aren't necessarily indicative of intellectual ability.
This last and final step is perhaps closest to the situation that humans find themselves in during severely abusive or life-threatening situations, and where escape is impossible (e.g. immaturity and dependency).
For more on Valeriya, here's a profile of her long, successful career and intermittently happy private life (abusive second marriage, successful third marriage), from the Daily Mail.
