Discarded — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

throw or cast away

thrown away

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈaʊnhɛdᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskˈɑːdɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskˈɑːdɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈaʊnhɛdᵻd/.

Examples

Put away your worries
wearing someone's cast-off clothes
throwaway children living on the streets

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

discard chuck out put away thrown-away throw out toss out toss away cast out fling cast away toss cast-off dispose throw away throwaway cast aside

Parts of Speech

verb	throw or cast away “Put away your worries”
adjective	thrown away “wearing someone's cast-off clothes”

Word Forms

discard	noun	getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable
fling	noun	the act of flinging
disposition	noun	the act or means of getting rid of something
disposal	noun	the act or means of getting rid of something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verworfen

werfen oder wegwerfen

🇫🇷French

écarté

jeter ou rejeter

🇪🇸Spanish

descartado

tirar o desechar

🇮🇹Italian

scartato

buttare o gettare via

🇳🇱Dutch

weggegooid

weggooien of weggooien

🇵🇹Portuguese

descartado

jogar ou jogar fora

🇷🇺Russian

выброшенный

выбросить или выбросить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बाहर किया हुआ

फेंक देना या फेंक देना

🇧🇩Bengali

বাতিল

নিক্ষেপ বা দূরে নিক্ষেপ

🇮🇳Tamil

நிராகரிக்கப்பட்டது

தூக்கி எறியுங்கள் அல்லது தூக்கி எறியுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

విసర్జించారు

విసిరివేయండి లేదా విసిరివేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

टाकून दिले

फेकणे किंवा फेकणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાઢી નાખ્યું

ફેંકી દો અથવા ફેંકી દો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಿರಸ್ಕರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

ಎಸೆಯಿರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಎಸೆಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചു

എറിയുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വലിച്ചെറിയുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੱਦ ਕੀਤਾ

ਸੁੱਟੋ ਜਾਂ ਸੁੱਟੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ضائع کر دیا

پھینک دیں یا پھینک دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

丢弃的

🇯🇵Japanese

捨てられた

投げるか投げ捨てるか

🇰🇷Korean

폐기됨

던지거나 버리거나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bỏ đi

vứt hoặc vứt đi

🇹🇭Thai

ทิ้ง

โยนหรือโยนทิ้งไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

dibuang

membuang atau membuang

🇵🇭Filipino

itinapon

itapon o itapon

🇲🇾Malay

dibuang

buang atau buang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تم التخلص منها

رمي أو يلقي بعيدا

🇮🇷Persian

دور انداخته شد

انداختن یا دور انداختن

🇹🇷Turkish

atılmış

atmak veya atmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּשׁלָך

לזרוק או להשליך

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