Forfeited

/ˈfɔːrfɪtɪd/ verb

Definition

Past tense of forfeit, meaning to lose or give up something as a penalty for wrongdoing, error, or failure to fulfill an obligation.

Etymology

From Old French 'forfait' meaning crime or transgression, ultimately from Latin 'foris' (outside) and 'facere' (to do) - literally 'to do outside' the law. The legal concept of losing property or rights as punishment has ancient roots in medieval law.

Kelly Says

Forfeited carries the weight of consequence and irrevocable loss - it's not just losing something, but losing it as a direct result of one's actions or failures. The word embodies the moral mathematics of justice, where breaking rules or failing to meet obligations extracts a precisely calculated price.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ተጠፋ
teh-teh-fah
ARالعربية
فُقد
foo-qad
BNবাংলা
হারিয়েছে
hah-ree-yeh-cheh
CACatalà
perdut
pehr-doot
CSČeština
ztracený
ztrah-cheh-nee
DADansk
tabt
tah-bt
DEDeutsch
verloren
fehr-loh-ren
ELΕλληνικά
χαμένος
khah-meh-nohs
ESEspañol
perdido
pehr-dee-thoh
FAفارسی
از دست رفته
ahz dahst rah-feh
FISuomi
menetetty
meh-neh-teh-tty
FRFrançais
perdu
pehr-doo
GUGU
ગુમાવ્યો
goo-mah-vyoh
HAHA
rasa
rah-sah
HEעברית
אבד
ah-vahd
HIहिन्दी
खो दिया
kho dee-yah
HUMagyar
elveszett
ehl-veh-seht
IDBahasa Indonesia
hilang
hee-lahng
IGIG
efuola
eh-foo-oh-lah
ITItaliano
perso
pehr-soh
KKKK
жоғалтқан
zhoh-gahl-tkah-n
KMKM
បាត់
bah-t
MRMR
गमावले
gah-mah-vah-leh
MSBahasa Melayu
hilang
hee-lahng
MYမြန်မာ
ဆုံးရှုံး
soh-nay soh-nay
NLNederlands
verloren
fehr-loh-ren
NONorsk
tapt
tah-pt
PAPA
ਗੁਆਚਿਆ
goo-ah-chee-yah
PLPolski
utracony
oo-trah-koh-nee
PTPortuguês
perdido
pehr-dee-thoh
RORomână
pierdut
pee-ehr-doht
RUРусский
лишенный
lee-sheh-nyon
SVSvenska
förlorad
faw-loh-rah-d
SWKiswahili
imepotea
ee-meh-poh-teh-ah
TAதமிழ்
இழந்த
ee-zhahntah
TEతెలుగు
కోల్పోయిన
koh-lpoh-yee-nah
THไทย
สูญเสีย
soo-nsee-ah
TLTL
nawala
nah-wah-lah
TRTürkçe
kaybedilen
kah-ee-beh-dee-len
UKУкраїнська
відібраний
vee-dee-brah-nee
URاردو
کھو دیا
kho dee-yah
VITiếng Việt
mất
mah-t
YOYO
ṣẹṣẹ
shay-shay
ZUZU
iswele
ee-sweh-leh

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