🔄 Synonyms of "Desertion"
3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| abandonmentnoun | The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. |
| forsakingnoun | The act by which somebody is forsaken; an abandonment. |
| defectionnoun | An act or incidence of defecting. |
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| abandonmentnoun | The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. |
| forsakingnoun | The act by which somebody is forsaken; an abandonment. |
| defectionnoun | An act or incidence of defecting. |
| abandonnoun | A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences. (Now especially in the phrase with abandon.) |
| dropoutnoun | Someone who has left an educational institution without completing the course |
| leavernoun | One who leaves. |
| renunciationnoun | The act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid. |
| quittingnoun | The termination of employment, initiated by the employee. |
| discontinuancenoun | The occurrence of something being discontinued; a cessation; an incomplete ending. |
| quitnoun | Any of numerous species of small passerine birds native to tropical America. |
| discontinuationnoun | The act of stopping producing or supplying a product. |
| relinquishmentnoun | The act of relinquishing something. |
| cessationnoun | (formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final. |
| depopulationnoun | The act of depopulating or condition of being depopulated; the destruction or expulsion of inhabitants. |
| departurenoun | The act of departing or something that has departed. |
| escapenoun | The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation. |
| surrendernoun | An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation. |
| withdrawalnoun | A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld. |
| desertnoun | A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland. |
| neglectnoun | The act of neglecting. |
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