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English noun: abandonment | |||
| 1. | abandonment (act) the act of giving something up | ||
| Synonyms | desertion, forsaking | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rejection | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | apostasy, bolt, exposure, tergiversation | ||
| 2. | abandonment (act) withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility | ||
| Samples | His abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless. | ||
| Synonyms | defection, desertion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | withdrawal | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abscondment, absence without leave, decampment, deviationism, unauthorized absence | ||
| 3. | abandonment (act) the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disposal, disposition | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | discard, discard, throwing away | ||
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