No. 3,382 in Swedish

avskriven

"Avskriven" means "written off" or "disregarded."

In a sentence

Boken var gammal och avskriven från bibliotekets katalog.
The book was old and removed from the library catalog.
Here 'avskriven' implies the book has been removed or crossed off from a register or list.
Han kände sig avskriven efter att hans förslag blev ignorerat.
He felt dismissed after his suggestion was ignored.
In this context, 'avskriven' implies that someone feels excluded or disregarded.
Skulden blev avskriven efter tio år.
The debt was written off after ten years.
Here 'avskriven' refers to the financial term where a debt is canceled or deemed uncollectible.

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