abduction
A leading away; a carrying awayA leading away; a carrying away.
» Tom believes in UFOs and alien abductions.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)A leading away; a carrying away.
Entführung
похище́ниеpoxiščénije
ви́краденняvýkradennja, викрада́нняvykradánnja
(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.
Abduktion
абду́кцияabdúkcija
(physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
(countable, uncountable)A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Abduktion
абду́кцияabdúkcija
(countable, uncountable)The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
the abduction of a child
Entführung
похище́ниеpoxiščénije
(countable, uncountable)An alien abduction.
Examples
13 sentencesTom believes in UFOs and alien abductions.
She found out about the abduction.
Who is the victim of the abduction?
Oleg learned about the abduction of his daughter.
Apparently, there have been some child abductions in the neighborhood.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin abductiō(n) (“a robbing; an abduction”), from abdūcō (“to take or lead away”),From Latin abductiō(n) (“a robbing; an abduction”), from abdūcō (“to take or lead away”), from ab (“away”) + dūcō (“to lead”). By surface analysis, abduct + -ion or abduce + -tion.
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Forms
plural: abductions| Singular | abduction |
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Synonyms
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8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable