deserted
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/dɪˈzɜːtəd/
English
Definitions
verb
- To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.“You can't just drive off and desert me here, in the middle of nowhere.”
- To leave one's duty or post, especially to leave a military or naval unit without permission.“Anyone found deserting will be punished.”
adjective
- (of a place) Abandoned, without people.
- Desolate
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Synonyms
forsakenabandonedinaccessibleunaccessibledesolatederelictemptyneglecteddiscontinuedaloneabandonuninhabiteddroppedforswornescapedleft