looted

Thân thiện

The villagers returned to their looted homes.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value: Describes a place, vehicle, or container that has been robbed or pillaged, with its valuable contents taken by force or theft.
   • Plundered, ransacked: Refers to something that has been thoroughly searched and stripped of goods, often in a violent or chaotic manner.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The looted train was found abandoned on the tracks. (The train that had been robbed of its valuable cargo was found abandoned.)
  • Archaeologists were saddened to see the looted tomb. (Archaeologists were sad to see the tomb that had been plundered.)
  • The police arrived at the looted store after the riot. (The police came to the store that had been ransacked.)

Advanced Usage

• Used attributively (before a noun): Often placed directly before the noun it modifies to describe its state.
  • The investigation focused on the looted artifacts. (The inquiry concentrated on the artifacts that had been stolen.)
• Used predicatively (after a linking verb like 'was', 'looked'): Describes the subject's condition.
  • The museum looked completely looted. (The museum appeared to have been thoroughly plundered.)

Variants and Related Words

• Loot (verb): To steal goods, typically during a war or riot.
  • The invaders began to loot the city.
• Looter (noun): A person who steals goods, especially during a disaster or conflict.
  • The police arrested several looters.
• Looting (noun): The act of stealing goods during a violent event.
  • The looting continued for days after the earthquake.

Synonyms

• Plundered: Taken by force, especially in wartime.
• Pillaged: Robbed of goods violently.
• Ransacked: Searched thoroughly and disorderly for valuables to steal.
• Robbed: Having property taken unlawfully.

Related Phrases

• Looted goods: Items that have been stolen, especially during chaos.
  • Authorities recovered some of the looted goods.
• Looted property: Buildings or possessions that have been plundered.
  • Insurance claims for looted property were filed.

Notes on Meaning

• The term "looted" strongly implies a context of lawlessness, violence, or social disorder, such as during riots, wars, or natural disasters. It is not typically used for simple, discreet thefts.
• It describes the or of the object that was robbed, not the action of robbing itself.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
   • the robbers left the looted train
   • people returned to the plundered village

Từ đồng nghĩa

• pillaged
• plundered
• ransacked