English noun: desertion | |||
1. | desertion (act) withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility | ||
Samples | His abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless. | ||
Synonyms | abandonment, defection | ||
Broader (hypernym) | withdrawal | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | abscondment, absence without leave, decampment, deviationism, unauthorized absence | ||
2. | desertion (act) the act of giving something up | ||
Synonyms | abandonment, forsaking | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rejection | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | apostasy, bolt, exposure, tergiversation | ||