fallen

Thân thiện

A child sits on a fallen tree trunk in the forest.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Killed in battle: Refers to someone who has died during military combat.
   • Having lost one's chastity: An archaic or literary term describing a person, typically a woman, who is no longer considered virtuous or chaste.
   • Having fallen down or collapsed: Describes an object or structure that is no longer upright.
   • Having dropped by the force of gravity: Describes something that has descended from a higher position to a lower one.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The nation held a ceremony to honor its fallen soldiers.
  • In the Victorian novel, she was shunned as a fallen woman.
  • After the earthquake, rescuers searched the rubble of the fallen building.
  • We walked through the park, crunching on fallen leaves.

Advanced Usage

• "The fallen" (noun phrase): Used collectively to refer to people who have died, especially in war.
  • We must never forget the sacrifice of the fallen.
• "Fallen from grace": An idiom meaning to have lost status, respect, or favor.
  • The politician had fallen from grace after the scandal.

Variants and Related Words

• Fall (verb): To descend freely by the force of gravity.
  • Leaves fall from the trees in autumn.
• Falling (adjective/participle): In the process of dropping or descending.
  • Watch out for falling rocks.

Synonyms

• Slain: Killed violently (specifically for "killed in battle").
• Collapsed: Fallen down suddenly (for structures).
• Descended: Moved downward.

Related Phrases

• Fallen angel: A term for an angel who has been cast out of heaven, or metaphorically, a person of high status who has failed.
  • He was once a celebrated CEO, but is now considered a fallen angel of the business world.
• Fallen idol: A person who was greatly admired but has lost that admiration.
  • The athlete became a fallen idol after admitting to cheating.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. killed in battle
   • to honor fallen soldiers
2. having lost your chastity
   • a fallen woman
3. having fallen in or collapsed
   • a fallen building
4. having dropped by the force of gravity
   • fallen leaves covered the forest floor
   • sat on a fallen tree trunk