Deceased — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who is no longer alive

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌɪsdʒɪˈɑːdʒənəs/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈiːst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈiːst/

3 syllables Say it as /dˌɪsdʒɪˈɑːdʒənəs/.

Examples

I wonder what the dead person would have done
She died from cancer
The children perished in the fire

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pass gone decedent drop dead choke asleep croak at rest perish dead soul departed expire die deceased person dead person kick the bucket give-up the ghost snuff it cash in one's chips pass away conk pop off exit decease

Antonyms

be born

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who is no longer alive “I wonder what the dead person would have done”
verb	pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life “She died from cancer”
adjective	dead “he is deceased”

Word Forms

decease	verb	pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
departed	adjective	dead
death	noun	the event of dying or departure from life
Death	noun	the personification of death
decedent	noun	someone who is no longer alive
decease	noun	the event of dying or departure from life
going	noun	euphemistic expressions for death
exit	noun	euphemistic expressions for death
expiration	noun	euphemistic expressions for death
passing	noun	euphemistic expressions for death
departed	noun	someone who is no longer alive

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verstorben

jemand, der nicht mehr lebt

🇫🇷French

décédé

quelqu'un qui n'est plus en vie

🇪🇸Spanish

fallecido

alguien que ya no esta vivo

🇮🇹Italian

deceduto

qualcuno che non è più vivo

🇳🇱Dutch

overleden

iemand die niet meer leeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

morto

alguém que não está mais vivo

🇷🇺Russian

покойный

тот, кого уже нет в живых

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मृतक

कोई व्यक्ति जो अब जीवित नहीं है

🇧🇩Bengali

মৃত

কেউ যে আর বেঁচে নেই

🇮🇳Tamil

இறந்தவர்

இப்போது உயிருடன் இல்லாத ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

మరణించిన

సజీవంగా లేని వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

मृत

जो आता हयात नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૃત

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે હવે જીવંત નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೃತರು

ಇನ್ನು ಜೀವಂತವಿಲ್ಲದ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അന്തരിച്ച

ഇപ്പോൾ ജീവിച്ചിരിപ്പില്ലാത്ത ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮ੍ਰਿਤਕ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਹੁਣ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

متوفی

کوئی جو اب زندہ نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

死者

不再活着的人

🇯🇵Japanese

故人

もう生きていない人

🇰🇷Korean

고인

더 이상 살아 있지 않은 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đã chết

một người không còn sống

🇹🇭Thai

ตาย

คนที่ไม่มีชีวิตอีกต่อไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

almarhum

seseorang yang sudah tidak hidup lagi

🇵🇭Filipino

namatay

isang taong wala nang buhay

🇲🇾Malay

meninggal dunia

seseorang yang sudah tidak bernyawa lagi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فقيد

شخص لم يعد على قيد الحياة

🇮🇷Persian

متوفی

کسی که دیگر زنده نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

merhum

artık hayatta olmayan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

נִפטָר

מישהו שכבר אינו בחיים

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