abandonment

English Thesaurus

1. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility (noun.act)

hypernym	:	withdrawal,
definition	:	the act of withdrawing (noun.act)

hyponym	:	abscondment, decampment,
definition	:	the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	absence without leave, unauthorized absence,
definition	:	unauthorized military absence (noun.act)

hyponym	:	deviationism,
definition	:	ideological defection from the party line (especially from orthodox communism) (noun.act)

2. the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away (noun.act)

hypernym	:	disposal, disposition,
definition	:	the act or means of getting rid of something (noun.act)

hyponym	:	discard, throwing away,
definition	:	getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable (noun.act)

hyponym	:	discard,
definition	:	(cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit (noun.act)

3. the act of giving something up (noun.act)

hypernym	:	rejection,
definition	:	the act of rejecting something (noun.act)

hyponym	:	exposure,
definition	:	abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	apostasy, tergiversation,
definition	:	the act of abandoning a party for cause (noun.act)

hyponym	:	bolt,
definition	:	a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) (noun.act)

4. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility (noun.act)

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

derivation	:	defect, desert,
definition	:	desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army (verb.social)

5. the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away (noun.act)

derivation	:	abandon,
definition	:	forsake, leave behind (verb.possession)

6. the act of giving something up (noun.act)

derivation	:	abandon, give up,
definition	:	stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	abandon, give up,
definition	:	give up with the intent of never claiming again (verb.possession)

derivation	:	defect, desert,
definition	:	desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army (verb.social)

7. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility (noun.act)

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

derivation	:	defect, desert,
definition	:	desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army (verb.social)

8. the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away (noun.act)

derivation	:	abandon,
definition	:	forsake, leave behind (verb.possession)

9. the act of giving something up (noun.act)

derivation	:	abandon, give up,
definition	:	stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	abandon, give up,
definition	:	give up with the intent of never claiming again (verb.possession)

derivation	:	defect, desert,
definition	:	desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army (verb.social)