English
deceased
Etymology

From decease + -ed, from Middle English deceas via Old French, from Latin dēcessus, equivalent to dēced-, variation of dēcēdō, dēcēdere.

Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /dɪˈsiːst/
  • (US) enPR: dē-sēst', dĭ-sēst' IPA: /diˈsist/, /dɪˈsist/
  • (Canada) IPA: /diˈsist/, /dɪˈsist/, /diˈsizd/, /dɪˈsizd/
  • (Nigeria) IPA: /dɪˈzizd/
Adjective

deceased (not comparable)

  1. No longer alive; dead.
    Synonyms: asleep, at peace, at rest, dead, departed, late, gone, Thesaurus:dead
    • Monty Python
      That parrot is definitely deceased, and when I purchased it not 'alf an hour ago, you assured me that its total lack of movement was due to it bein' tired and shagged out following a prolonged squawk.
  2. Belonging to the dead.
    The executor's commission for winding up the deceased estate was 3.5%.
  3. (legal) One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used. In criminal law, "the deceased" refers to the victim of a homicide.
  4. (hyperbolic) Overwhelmed to the point of being figuratively dead.
    You look so good, I'm deceased!
Translations Noun

deceased (plural deceaseds or deceased)

  1. (euphemistic) Synonym of dead#Noun.
    The deceased was interred in his local churchyard.
    a memorial to the deceased of two World Wars
  2. (legal) One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used in US English. In criminal law, “the deceased” refers to the victim of a homicide.
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