ABANDONMENT Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word abandonment. (close relations)
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| desertion | nounn | |||||
noun • withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility • the act of giving something up | ||||||
| dereliction | nounn | |||||
noun • a tendency to be negligent and uncaring • willful negligence | ||||||
| forsaking | verbv | |||||
noun • the act of forsaking • the act of giving something up | ||||||
| rejection | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of rejecting something • the state of being rejected • (medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign • the speech act of rejecting | ||||||
| relinquishment | nounn | |||||
noun • a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. • the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. | ||||||
| renunciation | nounn | |||||
noun • rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid • the state of having rejected your religious beliefs for your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) • an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned • the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) | ||||||
| betrayal | nounn | |||||
noun • an act of deliberate betrayal • the quality of aiding an enemy | ||||||
| neglect | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • lack of attention and due care • the state of something that has been unused and neglected • willful lack of care and attention • the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern • failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances verb • leave undone or leave out • fail to do something; leave something undone • fail to attend to • give little or no attention to | ||||||
| defection | nounn | |||||
noun • withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility • the state of having rejected your religious beliefs for your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) | ||||||
| abdication | nounn | |||||
noun • a formal resignation and renunciation of powers • the act of abdicating | ||||||
| abjuration | nounn | |||||
noun • a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion | ||||||
| abnegation | nounn | |||||
noun • the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief • renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others | ||||||
| abrogation | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation | ||||||
| cession | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of ceding | ||||||
| resignation | nounn | |||||
noun • acceptance of despair • the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.) • a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign | ||||||
| surrender | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • acceptance of despair • a verbal act of admitting defeat • the delivery of a principal into lawful custody • the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) verb • give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another • relinquish possession or control over | ||||||
| abandoning | verbv | |||||
noun • the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry • a feeling of extreme emotional intensity verb • forsake, leave behind • give up with the intent of never claiming again • leave behind empty; move out of • stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims • leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch | ||||||
| demission | nounn | |||||
noun • Resignation; abdication. | ||||||
