Robbed
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: /ɹɑbd/
Definitions
- To have unlawfully taken someone else's belongings, resulting in their loss
- To have deprived an individual of their possessions through illegal means
- Having had belongings taken away through illegal or forceful actions
Etymology: "Robbed" is the past tense and past participle of "rob," which came into English from Old French "rober," itself borrowed from a Germanic source, the Frankish "raubōn," meaning "to rob, steal, plunder." The same root gave Dutch "roven," which still means "to plunder."
Synonyms: theft, burgled
Antonyms: given, returned