abandoned

Definition

  • adjective: left without needed protection or care
  • adjective: wholly free from restraint
  • synonyms: profligate, unprincipled, dissolute

Examples

  • He 'abandoned' the principles that he once fought hard to defend.

  • He 'abandoned himself to' despair. [=he was overcome by despair]

  • The child had been 'abandoned' (by his parents) as an infant.

Movie quotes

  • (..) that saved us from No-Face. - Yes, yes. So what? This whole mess is her fault. And now she's run away from here. She's even abandoned her own parents! Those pigs must be ready to eat by now. - Turn them into bacon. - Wait a minute. - Huh? (..)
    2001 Spirited Away
  • (..) - We must be near a train station. Come on. Let's go check it out. - What are those weird buildings? - I knew it. It's an abandoned theme park. See? They built them everywhere in the early 's. Then the economy went bad, and they all went bankrupt. This must be one of them. (..)
    2001 Spirited Away
  • (..) the people what had happened? Maybe if he'd told them, they would have killed him. If it's true... If it's true that our father lied to his people, and abandoned them, then I hope he never comes back. He betrayed our name. HVITSERK: If he ever came back, I would kill him. (SIGHS) (..)
    2016 TvShow: Vikings Title: The Last Ship Season: 4 Episode 10