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

  • (..) 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
  • (..) You could say that? I can say that? - What does that mean? - Here's what it means, at least to me. Our father abandoned us. We were just kids and he ran off. Only the gods know if he's still alive. And now we hear he kept this big secret from everyone. That he was not truthful or honest. (..)
    2016 TvShow: Vikings Title: The Last Ship Season: 4 Episode 10