giving up

English Thesaurus

1. the act of forsaking (noun.act)

hypernym	:	forgoing, forswearing, renunciation,
definition	:	the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) (noun.act)

2. a verbal act of admitting defeat (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	relinquishing, relinquishment,
definition	:	a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. (noun.communication)

3. the act of forsaking (noun.act)

derivation	:	abandon, desert, desolate, forsake,
definition	:	leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch (verb.cognition)

4. a verbal act of admitting defeat (noun.communication)

derivation	:	buckle under, give in, knuckle under, succumb, yield,
definition	:	consent reluctantly (verb.communication)

derivation	:	give up, surrender,
definition	:	give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another (verb.competition)

5. the act of forsaking (noun.act)

derivation	:	abandon, desert, desolate, forsake,
definition	:	leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch (verb.cognition)

6. a verbal act of admitting defeat (noun.communication)

derivation	:	buckle under, give in, knuckle under, succumb, yield,
definition	:	consent reluctantly (verb.communication)

derivation	:	give up, surrender,
definition	:	give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another (verb.competition)