Deserted

/dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/

Meaning & Definition

verb

To abandon a person, place, or situation.

He deserted his family during their time of need.

To leave (a place or situation) in a state of abandonment.

The soldiers deserted their posts when they realized the battle was lost.

adjective

Abandoned or left empty; no longer inhabited.

The once vibrant town is now deserted, with empty streets and boarded-up shops.

Feeling forlorn or neglected.

After her friends moved away, she felt deserted in her own home.

From Middle English 'deserted', from Old French 'desert', from Latin 'desertus', meaning forsaken.

deserted streets

Streets without people or activity.

deserted island

An island that is uninhabited.

deserted building

A building that is left empty and neglected.

desertion

The act of abandoning a person or a place.

desolate

Describing a place that is bleak and empty.

forsake

To abandon or give up something.

Ghost town

That place used to be lively, now it feels like a ghost town.

No man's land

After the war, the area became a no man's land, completely deserted.