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abandoned

aban·do·ned

UK/əˈbeə̯n.dənd/ US/əˈbæn.dənd/ common

adjective

1.

no longer inhabited

  • “weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse”
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2.

left desolate or empty

  • “an abandoned child”
  • “their deserted wives and children”
  • “an abandoned shack”
  • “deserted villages”
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3.

free from constraint

  • “an abandoned sadness born of grief” Liam O''Flaherty
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Origin

From Middle English abandoned, equivalent to abandon + -ed.

Phrases

  • abandoned child syndrome
  • abandoned habits
  • abandoned property
  • phantom abandoned call

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