Added 4 October 2026
abandoned
/əˈbæn.dənd/ adjective
In Latin: relictus, derelictus, desertus Wiktionary
adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about abandoned at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
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No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted.
abandoned building
- Free from constraint; uninhibited.
verb
- simple past and past participle of abandon
Origin
From Middle English abandoned, equivalent to abandon + -ed.
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