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kidnappee

kidnappee

1 7.6
A person who is taken by force and kept against their will
  • noun
  • /ˌkɪd.næˈpi/
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  • In this case, the kidnappee happens to be my goddaughter.

Examples

  • The family of the kidnappee is anxiously waiting for news of their loved one.

  • The police were relieved to find the kidnappee unharmed after the tense negotiation.

  • Authorities launched a manhunt to rescue the kidnappee from the abandoned warehouse.

Synonyms

hostage
vskidnappee
  • NSFW
∞ 3.9

Someone others hold to force someone else to do something

is held against their will without necessarily being used as security for demands
captive
vskidnappee
54 4.2

Kept as a prisoner and not free

is specifically someone taken and held against their will rather than any confinement
abductee
vskidnappee
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9 8.1

A person who someone takes by force or trick against their will

is focused on the ongoing state of being held rather than the taking event

How Confined

prisoner
∞ 1.1
kidnappee
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1 7.6
captive
54 4.2
hostage
  • NSFW
∞ 3.9

Surface Forms

kidnappee singular
kidnappees plural

Morphology

kidnappee = kidnap (transparent) = kidnap + ee

Formed by the verb 'kidnap' + the patient/recipient suffix '-ee'; the meaning 'person who has been kidnapped' is directly deducible.

Etymology

Kidnappee comes from kidnap plus the ending -ee, the same ending in employee and interviewee, which shows the person who 'has something done to them'. So a kidnappee is the person who has been kidnapped and kept against their will.