Marooned — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue

leave stranded on a desert island without resources

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mɚɹˈuːnd/

🇬🇧British English

/məɹˈuːnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/məɹˈuːnd/

3 syllables Say it as /mɚɹˈuːnd/.

Examples

the travellers were marooned
The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island
an isolated pawn

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

maroon isolated stranded strand

Parts of Speech

verb	leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue “the travellers were marooned”
verb	leave stranded on a desert island without resources “The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island”
adjective	cut off or left behind “an isolated pawn”

Word Forms

maroon

noun

a person who is stranded (as on an island)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gestrandet

Sie bleiben gestrandet oder isoliert zurück und haben kaum Hoffnung auf Rettung

🇫🇷French

abandonné

partir bloqué ou isolé avec peu d'espoir d'être secouru

🇪🇸Spanish

abandonado

dejar varados o aislados con pocas esperanzas de rescate

🇮🇹Italian

abbandonato

lasciati incagliati o isolati con poche speranze di salvataggio

🇳🇱Dutch

gestrand

gestrand of geïsoleerd achterlaten met weinig hoop op redding

🇵🇹Portuguese

abandonado

sair abandonado ou isolado com pouca esperança de resgate

🇷🇺Russian

заброшенный

оставить в затруднительном положении или в изоляции без надежды на спасение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असहाय

बचाव की बहुत कम उम्मीद के साथ फंसे हुए या अलग-थलग छोड़ दें

🇮🇳Tamil

மறைந்துவிட்டது

மீட்பதற்கான சிறிய நம்பிக்கையுடன் சிக்கித் தவிக்கவோ அல்லது தனிமைப்படுத்தப்பட்டோ விடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

మారుమోగింది

రక్షింపబడాలనే చిన్న ఆశతో ఒంటరిగా లేదా ఒంటరిగా వదిలివేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

मरून

बचावाच्या थोड्याशा आशेने अडकलेल्या किंवा वेगळ्या सोडा

🇮🇳Gujarati

મરણોત્તર

બચાવની થોડી આશા સાથે ફસાયેલા અથવા અલગ છોડી દો

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಿಗ್ಭ್ರಮೆಗೊಂಡ

ಪಾರುಗಾಣಿಕಾ ಸಣ್ಣ ಭರವಸೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿಬಿದ್ದ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕವಾಗಿ ಬಿಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മയങ്ങി

രക്ഷാപ്രവർത്തനം പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കാതെ ഒറ്റപ്പെടുകയോ ഒറ്റപ്പെടുകയോ ചെയ്യുക

🇵🇰Urdu

بیمار

بچاؤ کی تھوڑی امید کے ساتھ پھنسے ہوئے یا الگ تھلگ چھوڑ دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

被困的

被困或孤立，救援希望渺茫

🇯🇵Japanese

取り残された

救助の望みがほとんどなく、立ち往生または孤立したままになる

🇰🇷Korean

적갈색

구조의 희망이 거의 없는 상태로 좌초되거나 고립된 상태로 방치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị bỏ rơi

bị mắc kẹt hoặc bị cô lập với rất ít hy vọng được giải cứu

🇹🇭Thai

ทิ้งไว้เฉยๆ

ปล่อยให้ติดอยู่หรือโดดเดี่ยวโดยไม่มีความหวังเพียงเล็กน้อยในการช่วยชีวิต

🇮🇩Indonesian

terdampar

dibiarkan terdampar atau terisolasi dengan sedikit harapan untuk diselamatkan

🇵🇭Filipino

na- maroon

umalis na stranded o nakahiwalay na may kaunting pag-asa na mailigtas

🇲🇾Malay

terdampar

biarkan terkandas atau terpencil dengan sedikit harapan untuk diselamatkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقطعت بهم السبل

تركهم عالقين أو معزولين مع أمل ضئيل في الإنقاذ

🇮🇷Persian

سرخ شده

با امید کمی به نجات، سرگردان یا منزوی شوید

🇹🇷Turkish

mahsur kalmış

çok az kurtarma umuduyla mahsur veya izole halde kalmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מבולבל

לעזוב תקועים או מבודדים עם מעט תקווה להצלה

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