Deserted: meaning, definitions and examples

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deserted

 

[ dษชหˆzษœหtษชd ]

Adjective / Verb
Context #1 | Adjective

feeling or appearance

having been abandoned or left empty

Synonyms

abandoned, empty, forsaken

Examples of usage

  • a deserted village
  • the hotel was deserted
Context #2 | Verb

action

leave (a place), causing it to appear empty

Synonyms

abandon, forsake, leave

Examples of usage

  • he deserted his wife and children
  • the soldiers deserted their posts

Translations

Translations of the word "deserted" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น abandonado

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคจเคฟเคฐเฅเคœเคจ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช verlassen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ terbengkalai

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟะพะบะธะฝัƒั‚ะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ opuszczony

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ่ฆ‹ๆจใฆใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท abandonnรฉ

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ abandonado

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท terkedilmiลŸ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ฒ„๋ ค์ง„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ู‡ุฌูˆุฑ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ opuลกtฤ›nรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ opustenรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่ขซ้—ๅผƒ็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ zapuลกฤen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ yfirgefin

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ั‚ะฐัั‚ะฐะฝะดั‹

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ“แƒแƒขแƒแƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ tษ™rk edilmiลŸ

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ abandonado

Word origin

The word 'deserted' originates from the Old French word 'deserter', which means 'to abandon'. The term has been used in English since the 15th century to describe places or people that have been abandoned or left empty. Over time, 'deserted' has evolved to encompass a sense of loneliness and desolation, reflecting the emptiness and solitude often associated with abandoned locations.

See also: desertedly, deserter, deserting, desertion.