abduction
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) Leading away; a carrying away.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
- (countable, uncountable) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
- (countable, uncountable) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
- (countable, uncountable) Alien abduction.
Synonyms
taking captive
kinnapping
forcible abduction
gaining control
elopment
carrying off
Translations
enlèvement
απαγωγή
abducción
Entführung
rapimento
abdução
ontvoeringFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əbˈdʌk.ʃn̩/
Etymology
In summary
From Latin abductiō(n) (“robbing; abduction”), from abdūcō (“take or lead away”), from ab (“away”) + dūcō (“to lead”). By surface analysis, abduct + -ion or abduce + -tion. * (physiology): From French, from Latin abductus. * Compare French abduction.
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