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desertion
desertion
/dɪˈzɝːʃən/
noun
(
)
Withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
(
abandonment
,
defection
,
desertion
)
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
His abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless
his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless
The act of giving something up
(
desertion
,
forsaking
,
abandonment
)
the act of giving something up
She felt a deep sense of abandonment when her best friend moved away without saying goodbye.
She felt a deep sense of abandonment when her best friend moved away without saying goodbye.
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