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Meaning of Deceased | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Standard
dɪˈsiːst

Definitions

  1. Synonym of dead (“those who have died”).
    euphemistic
  2. One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used in US English. In criminal law, “the deceased” refers to the victim of a homicide.

Equivalents

Afrikaans oorledene oorledenes
العربية الميّت متوفى مرحوم مَيِّت مَيْت
Беларуская мёртвы
Български мъртъв умрял
Bosanski bar lik mort
Català difunt mort
Čeština mrtvý nebožka nebožtička nebožtík zemřelý zesnulý
Cymraeg diweddar
Dansk afdød død
Deutsch gestorben tot Tote verstorben Verstorbene Verstorbener
Ελληνικά αποθαμένος αποθανών εκλιπούσα εκλιπών νεκρός
Español decesado difunto exangüe fallecido fenecido finado
Suomi kuollut vainaa vainaja
Français décédé défunt défunts mort
Gaeilge básaithe
Galego defunto finado morto
עברית בר מינן מנוח מנוחה נפטר
Hrvatski bar lik mort
Magyar elhunyt
Bahasa Indonesia almarhum almarhumah mangkat meninggal meninggal dunia wafat
日本語 亡き 亡くなった 仏 仏様 故人 死んだ 死人 死者
한국어 고 고인 사망한 사자 죽은 죽은 사람
Kurdî bar lik tot
Latina defuncta dēfūnctus mortua mortuus
Македонски мртов покоен покојник покојница починат умрен
Nederlands dood overleden overledene overledenen
Polski martwy nieboszczka nieboszczyk nieżywy umarły zmarli zmarły
Português falecido falecidos morto mortos
Română decedat defunct mort răposat
Русский мёртвые мертвый погибшие поко́йник покойница покойный уме́рший усопший
Slovenčina mŕtvy nebožtíčka nebožtík
Slovenščina mrtev
Српски bar lik mort
Svenska avliden bar död döing lik
Українська мертвий небіжка небі́жчик небіжчиця покійний покійник покійниця померлий

Examples

“The deceased was interred in his local churchyard.”
“a memorial to the deceased of two World Wars”
“Deceased had already made a will in his favour before her marriage, but—and Mr. Philips wagged an expressive forefinger—the prisoner was not aware of that. What had induced the deceased to make a fresh will, with the old one still extant, he could not say.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

deceaseds deceaser Deceases Deceasing Decedent Decedents

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