Akademik

desertion

noun

1. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility (Freq. 2)

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his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless

• Syn: ↑abandonment, ↑defection

• Derivationally related forms: ↑defect (for: ↑defection), ↑abandon (for: ↑abandonment), ↑desert

• Hypernyms: ↑withdrawal

• Hyponyms: ↑abscondment, ↑decampment, ↑absence without leave, ↑unauthorized absence, ↑deviationism

2. the act of giving something up

• Syn: ↑abandonment, ↑forsaking

• Derivationally related forms: ↑desert, ↑abandon (for: ↑abandonment)

• Hypernyms: ↑rejection

• Hyponyms: ↑exposure, ↑apostasy, ↑tergiversation, ↑bolt

Useful english dictionary. 2012.