self-abandonedadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfəˈband(ə)nd/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfəˈbænd(ə)nd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, abandoned adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + abandoned adj. Compare earlier self-abandoning n.

1. Chiefly in predicative use. Of a person: that has ceased to have due regard or respect for himself or herself; wretched, self-abased; (also) morally lost, depraved.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > self-abasement > [adjective] > self-abased

prostratec1390

enclinc1400

prostitute1621

self-abased1668

self-abandoned1688

1688 J. Howe Serm. directing what we are to Do 12 Thou Oh my Soul art self-abandon'd to the blackness of darkness for ever.

1732 E. Boyd Happy-unfortunate 249 Till the unhappy Creature's quite undone, and self-abandon'd, dreams no more of Virtue.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. xii. 138 Nor expected less Than that..the host Should self-abandon'd fall an easy prey.

1833 Caledonian Mercury 7 Mar. 1/3 He was utterly unmanned and self-abandoned, and his appearance is described..as the most pitiable there can be conceived.

1891 Old & New Test. Student 13 273 That love resisted and spurned becomes the occasion by which Satan wins his completest triumph over the self-abandoned soul.

1968 Texas Stud. Lit. & Lang. 9 477 The sudden conversion of the self-abandoned Samson in the last hours of his life.

2003 Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 12 Apr. d3/3 You get the sense of someone self-abandoned and, knowing that, almost unwilling to accept what she's fallen to.

2. Characterized by self-renunciation; selfless.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > unselfishness > [adjective]

selfless1651

unselfish1698

self-sacrificeda1711

self-abandoning1817

self-abandoned1830

sharing1922

1830 J. Banim Denounced I. xiv. 122 Rory Laherty held and controlled the horse under his care with the self-abandoned devotion of one who might think himself immeasurably honoured..in the performance of his imposed duty.

1888 London Q. Rev. July 270 The humble, self-abandoned gratitude of the delivered for whom a lifetime of service is too little.

1944 Christian Educ. 28 50 The self-abandoned service of one's fellows.

2002 W. Brueggemann David's Truth (ed. 2) iv. 104 This text makes the most massive statement about self-abandoned giving.

3. Involving or characterized by a lack of inhibition or restraint; (also) given up or devoted to an influence, passion, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adjective] > in action, conduct, or habit

freec1300

unbridledc1374

riotous?1456

liberala1500

unrestrained1531

libertine1593

relaxed1623

long-waisted1647

self-abandoning1817

laissez-aller1818

self-abandoned1833

uninhibited1880

un-Victorian1908

leggo1943

zizzy1966

loose1968

1833 Court Mag. Dec. 239/2 He was self-abandoned, pressing, and wildly inquisitive.

a1882 H. W. Bellows in S. Ellis Life E. H. Chapin (1883) xii. 197 A mob of half-tipsy and thoroughly self-abandoned and quarrelsome persons.

1921 Biblical Rev. July 439 She is seen burying herself among the beauty and seductiveness of nature, self-abandoned to the joys of the senses.

1962 B. Mason End of Golden Weather 40 He advances on his victim, the light of self-abandoned frenzy in his eye.

2013 Guardian (Nexis) 17 Aug. (Review section) Rarely in modern times had public life been given over to such self-abandoned extremes of anguish and euphoria.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-abandoned
释义	self-abandonedadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfəˈband(ə)nd/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfəˈbænd(ə)nd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, abandoned adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + abandoned adj. Compare earlier self-abandoning n. 1. Chiefly in predicative use. Of a person: that has ceased to have due regard or respect for himself or herself; wretched, self-abased; (also) morally lost, depraved. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > self-abasement > [adjective] > self-abased prostratec1390 enclinc1400 prostitute1621 self-abased1668 self-abandoned1688 1688 J. Howe Serm. directing what we are to Do 12 Thou Oh my Soul art self-abandon'd to the blackness of darkness for ever. 1732 E. Boyd Happy-unfortunate 249 Till the unhappy Creature's quite undone, and self-abandon'd, dreams no more of Virtue. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. xii. 138 Nor expected less Than that..the host Should self-abandon'd fall an easy prey. 1833 Caledonian Mercury 7 Mar. 1/3 He was utterly unmanned and self-abandoned, and his appearance is described..as the most pitiable there can be conceived. 1891 Old & New Test. Student 13 273 That love resisted and spurned becomes the occasion by which Satan wins his completest triumph over the self-abandoned soul. 1968 Texas Stud. Lit. & Lang. 9 477 The sudden conversion of the self-abandoned Samson in the last hours of his life. 2003 Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 12 Apr. d3/3 You get the sense of someone self-abandoned and, knowing that, almost unwilling to accept what she's fallen to. 2. Characterized by self-renunciation; selfless. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > unselfishness > [adjective] selfless1651 unselfish1698 self-sacrificeda1711 self-abandoning1817 self-abandoned1830 sharing1922 1830 J. Banim Denounced I. xiv. 122 Rory Laherty held and controlled the horse under his care with the self-abandoned devotion of one who might think himself immeasurably honoured..in the performance of his imposed duty. 1888 London Q. Rev. July 270 The humble, self-abandoned gratitude of the delivered for whom a lifetime of service is too little. 1944 Christian Educ. 28 50 The self-abandoned service of one's fellows. 2002 W. Brueggemann David's Truth (ed. 2) iv. 104 This text makes the most massive statement about self-abandoned giving. 3. Involving or characterized by a lack of inhibition or restraint; (also) given up or devoted to an influence, passion, etc. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adjective] > in action, conduct, or habit freec1300 unbridledc1374 riotous?1456 liberala1500 unrestrained1531 libertine1593 relaxed1623 long-waisted1647 self-abandoning1817 laissez-aller1818 self-abandoned1833 uninhibited1880 un-Victorian1908 leggo1943 zizzy1966 loose1968 1833 Court Mag. Dec. 239/2 He was self-abandoned, pressing, and wildly inquisitive. a1882 H. W. Bellows in S. Ellis Life E. H. Chapin (1883) xii. 197 A mob of half-tipsy and thoroughly self-abandoned and quarrelsome persons. 1921 Biblical Rev. July 439 She is seen burying herself among the beauty and seductiveness of nature, self-abandoned to the joys of the senses. 1962 B. Mason End of Golden Weather 40 He advances on his victim, the light of self-abandoned frenzy in his eye. 2013 Guardian (Nexis) 17 Aug. (Review section) Rarely in modern times had public life been given over to such self-abandoned extremes of anguish and euphoria. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1688
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