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robbed

/ɹɒbd/
Meanings

  • the act of taking something from the possession of another person by force or by fraud

    - "Example 1: In the dark alley, John was robbed of his wallet."
    - "Example 2: Although she had warned him about the pickpockets, Tom was still robbed of his camera in the crowded market."
    - "Example 3: By exploiting a loophole in the contract, the shady businessman successfully robbed the company of millions of dollars."
Pronunciation
  1. /ɹɑbd/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with robbed
robbed , depleted , repleted , completely , utterly , absolutely
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. robbed () : past tense and past participle of the verb 'rob'

  2. robbed (Pashto) : meaning 1 in Pashto

  3. robbed (Swahili) : meaning 2 in Swahili

Variants
List of all variants of robbed that leads to same result
rob , robbed , robber , robbers , robbing , robs , get robbed
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English robbian, from robban to rob, plunder, from Germanic rob, a derivative of raudhaz, redness, possibly a reference to the redness of a person's face when they are angry or have been robbed.

Trivia
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  1. Did you know that the term 'robbed' has been used in English since the 14th century?

  2. Did you know that in some cultures, it is considered a sign of respect to rob from the wealthy and give to the poor?

  3. Did you know that in some countries, it is illegal to rob from someone who is younger than you, or who is of the same gender as you?

  4. Did you know that in some cultures, it is considered a sign of courage and bravery to rob from the wealthy and powerful, even if it means risking your own life in the process?

  5. Did you know that in some countries, it is considered a sign of dishonor and shame to be robbed, especially if it means that you have lost your possessions, or that you have been injured or harmed in some way?

How to Memorize "robbed"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine the word 'robbed' written in bold letters. Now, visualize a large red stop sign with the word 'robbed' written in white letters in the center of the stop sign.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'robbed' with the image of a person wearing a ski mask and holding a bag of money, or with the image of a shattered window and broken furniture inside, or with the image of a person lying on the ground with their hands tied behind their back.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the following mnemonic to help remember the meaning of the word 'robbed': R - Robbed, B - Belonging, O - Other, BB - Both (in the sense of being both robbed and the robber)). So, the word 'robbed' can be remembered as meaning 'belonging to someone else, or to both the person who was robbed and the person who did the robbing'.

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