- verbdesert (verb) · deserts (third person present) · deserted (past tense) · deserted (past participle) · deserting (present participle)
- abandon (a person, cause, or organization) in a way considered disloyal or treacherous:"we feel our public representatives have deserted us"
- (of a number of people) leave (a place), causing it to appear empty:"good weather came after the summer hordes had deserted the beaches"
- (of a quality or ability) fail (someone), especially at a crucial moment when most needed:"her luck deserted her"
- military(of a soldier) illegally run away from military service:"his life in the regiment had been such a hell that he decided to desert"
Originlate Middle English: from Old French deserter, from late Latin desertare, from Latin desertus ‘left waste’ (see desert).noundesert (noun) · deserts (plural noun)- a dry, barren area of land, especially one covered with sand, that is characteristically desolate, waterless, and without vegetation.
- a situation or area considered dull and uninteresting:"a cultural desert"
adjectivedesert (adjective)- like a desert:"overgrazing has created desert conditions"
- uninhabited and desolate:"desert wastes"
OriginMiddle English: via Old French from late Latin desertum ‘something left waste’, neuter past participle of deserere ‘leave, forsake’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- abandon (a person, cause, or organization) in a way considered disloyal or treacherous:
- (of a number of people) leave (a place), causing it to appear empty:
- (of a soldier) illegally run away from military service:
noun- a dry, barren area of land, especially one covered with sand, that is characteristically desolate, waterless, and without vegetation.
- a situation or area considered dull and uninteresting:
adjective- like a desert:
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