'deliberately-cancelled' originates from the combination of 'deliberately' and 'cancelled', where 'deliberately' means 'intentionally' and 'cancelled' means 'annulled or called off'.

The term 'deliberately-cancelled' combines the adverb 'deliberately' from Middle English 'deliberat' and the verb 'cancelled' from Latin 'cancellare'.

Initially, 'deliberately' meant 'with careful consideration', and 'cancelled' meant 'crossed out'. Over time, it evolved to mean 'intentionally annulled'.