abandoned person

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Word: Abandoned Person

Definition: An "abandoned person" is someone who has been left behind or neglected by others, often feeling hopeless and without support. This term can refer to someone who has been physically left alone, like a child left without parents, or emotionally abandoned, like someone who feels unloved or ignored.

Usage Instructions:

• Use "abandoned person" when describing someone who feels isolated or neglected by friends, family, or society.
• It can be used in both a literal sense (like being left in a place) and a figurative sense (like feeling emotionally unsupported).

Example:

• "After the storm, many abandoned people were found in the shelter, waiting for help."
• "She felt like an abandoned person after her friends stopped talking to her."

Advanced Usage:

In more complex discussions, you might encounter terms like "emotional abandonment" or "social abandonment," which refer to specific types of neglect that contribute to the feeling of being abandoned.

Word Variants:

• Abandon (verb): To leave someone or something behind.
  • Example: "They decided to abandon the old building."
• Abandonment (noun): The act of leaving someone or something behind.
  • Example: "The abandonment of the puppy was heartbreaking."

Different Meanings:

• In a legal context, "abandonment" can refer to the act of giving up rights or responsibilities, such as in child custody cases.
• It can also refer to the state of being unoccupied or unused, like an abandoned house.

Synonyms:

• Forsaken person
• Neglected individual
• Deserted person
• Isolated person

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:

• Left in the lurch: This means being left in a difficult situation without help.

  • Example: "He felt left in the lurch when his friends didn't support him."

• Cast aside: To be rejected or ignored.

  • Example: "She felt cast aside by her family after moving away."

Summary:

An "abandoned person" is someone who feels left behind and without hope. You can use this term to describe both physical and emotional neglect.

Academic

Noun

1. someone for whom hope has been abandoned