Cancelled — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

make up for

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænsəld/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪɹɛtˈɪkjʊləɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪɹɛtˈɪkjʊləɹ/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈænsəld/.

Examples

Call off the engagement
cancel the dinner party
we had to scrub our vacation plans

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

delete scratch strike down off cancel offset scrub call off set off invalidate

Antonyms

on

Parts of Speech

verb	postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled “Call off the engagement”
verb	make up for “His skills offset his opponent's superior strength”
verb	declare null and void; make ineffective “Cancel the election results”
verb	remove or make invisible “Please delete my name from your list”
verb	make invalid for use “cancel cheques or tickets”
adjective	(of events) no longer planned or scheduled “the wedding is definitely off”

Word Forms

cancellation	noun	the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
offset	noun	a compensating equivalent
cancel	noun	a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
deletion	noun	the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abgesagt

etwas, das geplant war, auf unbestimmte Zeit verschieben oder annullieren

🇫🇷French

annulé

reporter indéfiniment ou annuler quelque chose qui était prévu

🇪🇸Spanish

cancelado

posponer indefinidamente o anular algo que estaba programado

🇮🇹Italian

annullato

rinviare a tempo indeterminato o annullare qualcosa che era stato programmato

🇳🇱Dutch

geannuleerd

iets dat gepland was voor onbepaalde tijd uitstellen of annuleren

🇵🇹Portuguese

cancelado

adiar indefinidamente ou anular algo que estava agendado

🇷🇺Russian

отменен

отложить на неопределенный срок или отменить запланированное

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रद्द कर दिया गया

जो कुछ निर्धारित किया गया था उसे अनिश्चित काल के लिए स्थगित करना या रद्द करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বাতিল

অনির্দিষ্টকালের জন্য স্থগিত করুন বা নির্ধারিত কিছু বাতিল করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

ரத்து செய்யப்பட்டது

காலவரையின்றி ஒத்திவைக்கவும் அல்லது திட்டமிடப்பட்ட ஒன்றை ரத்து செய்யவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

రద్దు చేయబడింది

నిరవధికంగా వాయిదా వేయండి లేదా షెడ్యూల్ చేయబడిన దానిని రద్దు చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

रद्द केले

अनिश्चित काळासाठी पुढे ढकलणे किंवा शेड्यूल केलेले काहीतरी रद्द करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

રદ કરેલ

અનિશ્ચિત સમય માટે મુલતવી રાખો અથવા સુનિશ્ચિત થયેલ કંઈક રદ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ರದ್ದುಗೊಳಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

ಅನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ ಮುಂದೂಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಗದಿತ ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ರದ್ದುಗೊಳಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റദ്ദാക്കി

ഷെഡ്യൂൾ ചെയ്ത എന്തെങ്കിലും അനിശ്ചിതമായി മാറ്റിവയ്ക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ റദ്ദാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੱਦ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ

ਅਣਮਿੱਥੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਲਈ ਮੁਲਤਵੀ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਰੱਦ ਕਰੋ ਜੋ ਤਹਿ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਸੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

منسوخ

غیر معینہ مدت تک ملتوی کریں یا کسی ایسی چیز کو منسوخ کریں جو طے شدہ تھا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

取消

无限期推迟或取消原定的事情

🇯🇵Japanese

キャンセル

無期限に延期するか、予定されていたものを中止する

🇰🇷Korean

취소

예정된 일을 무기한 연기하거나 취소하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đã hủy bỏ

hoãn vô thời hạn hoặc hủy bỏ một cái gì đó đã được lên kế hoạch

🇹🇭Thai

ยกเลิก

เลื่อนออกไปอย่างไม่มีกำหนดหรือยกเลิกสิ่งที่กำหนดไว้

🇮🇩Indonesian

dibatalkan

menunda tanpa batas waktu atau membatalkan sesuatu yang telah dijadwalkan

🇵🇭Filipino

kinansela

ipagpaliban nang walang katiyakan o ipawalang-bisa ang isang bagay na nakaiskedyul

🇲🇾Malay

dibatalkan

menangguhkan selama-lamanya atau membatalkan sesuatu yang telah dijadualkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تم الإلغاء

تأجيل لأجل غير مسمى أو إلغاء شيء كان مقررا

🇮🇷Persian

لغو شد

به طور نامحدود به تعویق انداختن یا باطل کردن چیزی که برنامه ریزی شده بود

🇹🇷Turkish

iptal edildi

süresiz olarak ertelemek veya planlanmış bir şeyi iptal etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

בּוּטלָה

לדחות ללא הגבלת זמן או לבטל משהו שנקבע

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