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Abduction

noun
/əbˈdʌk.ʃn̩/
Word Frequency: 1.9

Definitions

1.nounLeading away; a carrying away.
2.nounThe 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.
3.nounA syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
4.nounThe wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
"the abduction of a child"

Synonyms

appropriationkidnappingseizurewithdrawalabstractionretroductionabductedkidnappedkidnapcarjackinghijackrobbery

Antonyms

adduction

Rhymes With

inductionobstructionsuctionconstructiondestructionreductioninstructionseduction
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