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kidnapped

Kid·napped
K k

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kid-napt]
    • /ˈkɪd næpt/
    • /ˈkɪd.næp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kid-napt]
    • /ˈkɪd næpt/

Definitions of kidnapped word

  • noun kidnapped a novel (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson. 1
  • verb with object kidnapped to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom. 1
  • noun kidnapped Simple past tense and past participle of kidnap. 1
See all 3 definitions of kidnapped

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Origin of kidnapped

First appearance:

before 1675
One of the 48% oldest English words
1675-85; kid1 + nap, variant of nab

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Kidnapped

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Kidnapped

kidnapped popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

kidnapped usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for kidnapped

adj kidnapped

  • shanghaied — to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force or the use of liquor or drugs.
  • seized — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
  • snatched — to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).

adjective kidnapped

  • abducted — Simple past tense and past participle of abduct.
  • captured — Simple past tense and past participle of capture.
All 5 Synonyms of kidnapped

Antonyms for kidnapped

adj kidnapped

  • free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
  • released — to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.
All 2 Antonyms of kidnapped

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  • indentured servant

    a person who came to America and was placed under contract to work for another over a period of time, usually seven years, especially during the 17th to 19th centuries. Generally, indentured servants included redemptioners, victims of religious or political persecution, persons kidnapped for the purpose, convicts, and paupers.

  • kidnap

    to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.

  • ransom

    John Crowe [kroh] /kroʊ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1974, U.S. poet, critic, and teacher.
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