abduction
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abduction
- /əbˈdʌk.ʃn̩/ UK
- /æbˈdʌk.ʃn̩/ US
- /æbˈdək.ʃn̩/ US
- /əbˈdək.ʃn̩/ US
- /ˈeɪˈbiː.dʌk.ʃn̩/
Where it comes from
From Latin abductiō(n) (“a robbing; an abduction”), from abdūcō (“to take or lead away”), from ab (“away”) + dūcō (“to lead”). By surface analysis, abduct + -ion or abduce + -tion.
* (physiology): From French, from Latin abductus.
* Compare French abduction.
noun abductions
- A leading away; a carrying away.
- The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body. Abduction is performed by asking the patient to raise the arm at the side as high as they can with the examiner stabilizing the scapula by holding it down.
- A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable. The significance of such a step is that it is not morphologically triggered: it is a step of abduction, and what is required here is a meta-level process of reasoning.
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The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
the abduction of a child
Similar: appropriation, kidnapping, seizure, withdrawal
- An alien abduction. But fear of abduction never stopped a good ufologist.
Similar: retroduction, abstraction · Opposite: adduction, replacement, restitution, restoration, surrender, reinstatement
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: abducted, kidnapped, kidnapping, kidnap, carjacking, hijack, robbery, abstraction, hijacking, hijacked, theft, capture, seizure, detention, embezzlement, confiscation
noun
Similar: retroduction, abstraction · Opposite: adduction, replacement, restitution, restoration, surrender, reinstatement
Translations
Every language
noun leading away, carrying away
| Español | rapto, secuestro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유괴 yugoe, 납치 napchi |
| 日本語 | 誘拐 yūkai, 拉致 rachi |
| 中文 | 綁架 /绑架 bǎngjià |
| हिन्दी | अपहरण apahraṇ |
| Français | enlèvement |
| Deutsch | Entführung |
| Italiano | rapimento, sequestro |
| Ελληνικά | απαγωγή apagogí |
| Română | răpire |
| Русский | похище́ние poxiščénije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự bắt cóc |
| العربية | اِخْتِطَاف iḵtiṭāf |
noun physiology: movement separating limb from axis
| Español | abducción |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | अपवर्तन apvartan |
| Português | abdução |
| Français | abduction |
| Deutsch | Abduktion |
| Italiano | abduzione |
| Ελληνικά | απαγωγή apagogí |
| Română | abducție |
| Русский | абду́кция abdúkcija |
noun logic: type of syllogism
| Español | abducción |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | アブダクション abudakushon, 逆推論 gyakusuiron |
| 中文 | 溯因推理, 溯因法 |
| Français | abduction |
| Deutsch | Abduktion |
| Italiano | abduzione |
| Ελληνικά | απαγωγή apagogí |
| Română | abducție |
| Русский | абду́кция abdúkcija |
noun law: wrongful carrying off of a human being
| Español | rapto |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 誘拐 yūkai |
| Português | sequestro, abdução |
| Français | rapt, enlèvement |
| Deutsch | Entführung |
| Italiano | rapimento |
| Ελληνικά | απαγωγή apagogí |
| Română | răpire |
| Русский | похище́ние poxiščénije |
Talk about this word "abduction." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/abduction. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. abduction. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/abduction "abduction." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/abduction.Cite this
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title = {abduction},
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