desertion
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 | : | deviationism, |
| definition | : | ideological defection from the party line (especially from orthodox communism) (noun.act) |
2. 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 | : | bolt, |
| definition | : | a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) (noun.act) |
3. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility (noun.act)
| 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) |
4. 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) |
5. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility (noun.act)
| 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) |
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) |
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