deceased
English
editEtymology
editFrom decease + -ed, from Middle English deceas via Old French [Term?], from Latin dēcessus (“departure”), equivalent to dēced-, variation of dēcēdō, dēcēdere (“to go away”).
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈsiːst/
- (US) enPR: dē-sēst', dĭ-sēst' IPA(key): /diˈsist/, /dɪˈsist/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /diˈsist/, /dɪˈsist/, /diˈsizd/, /dɪˈsizd/
- (Nigeria) IPA(key): /dɪˈzizd/
Audio (US): (file) - Homophone: diseased (Nigeria)
- Rhymes: -iːst
Adjective
editdeceased (not comparable)
- No longer alive; dead.
- Synonyms: (euphemistic) asleep, (euphemistic) at peace, (euphemistic) at rest, dead, (euphemistic) departed, late, (euphemistic) gone; see also Thesaurus:dead
- 1969, Monty Python, Dead Parrot Sketch
- That parrot is definitely deceased, and when I purchased it not 'alf an hour ago, you assured me that its total lack of movement was due to it bein' tired and shagged out following a prolonged squawk.
- 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 272:
- Publicity handouts from Dick's long-deceased record label would have us believe that he was born in Cleveland in 1952.
- Belonging to the dead.
- The executor's commission for winding up the deceased estate was 3.5%.
- (law) One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used. In criminal law, "the deceased" refers to the victim of a homicide.
- (hyperbolic) Overwhelmed to the point of being figuratively dead.
- You look so good, I'm deceased!
- 2021, Penelope Scott (lyrics and music), “7 O'Clock” (track 1), in Hazards, performed by Penelope Scott:
- I am deceased, my nuts have been busted.
- 2022 June 2, Nick Caruso, “Hacks Season 2 Finale Recap: [Spoiler] Gets Fired, as Deborah's Special Finally Gets Off the Ground — Grade It!”, in TVLine[1], archived from the original on June 8, 2022:
- "So that's it? We're not going to talk anymore? I won't see you?" she asks through tears. "Oh, you'll see me," Deborah replies. "In court!" (OUCH.) Deborah walks away. And I am deceased.
Usage notes
edit- Not to be confused with diseased (affected with or suffering from disease).
Derived terms
editTranslations
editno longer alive
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Noun
editdeceased (plural deceased or deceaseds)
- (euphemistic) Synonym of dead (“those who have died”).
- The deceased was interred in his local churchyard.
- a memorial to the deceased of two World Wars
- (law) One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used in US English. In criminal law, “the deceased” refers to the victim of a homicide.
Usage notes
editDeceased or decedent is commonly used in legal and journalistic settings. Departed is most commonly used in religious settings.
Synonyms
editTranslations
editdead person
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plural: dead people
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