deserted

/dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/

abandoned or left alone

The old house stood deserted for years.

The house was abandoned and empty for a long time.

general

Left alone or abandoned, often with a sense of emptiness or neglect

After the storm, the beach was deserted.

There was no one on the beach after the storm.

She felt deserted by her friends when they stopped calling.

She felt abandoned by her friends when they stopped contacting her.

Can describe places, people, or emotions.

Collocations

deserted islandan island with no peopledeserted streeta street with no people or activity

Can describe both physical abandonment (e.g., a deserted building) and emotional abandonment (e.g., feeling deserted by friends).

From Middle English 'deserted,' past participle of 'deserten,' from Old French 'deserter,' meaning to abandon.

Often used to describe places that are empty or people who feel abandoned.

desert

to abandon or leave

root

-ed

past participle suffix

suffix

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