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Definition of Desertion
1. Noun. Withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility. "His abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
Exact synonyms: Abandonment, Defection
Generic synonyms: Withdrawal
Specialized synonyms: Abscondment, Decampment, Absence Without Leave, Unauthorized Absence, Deviationism
Derivative terms: Abandon, Defect, Desert
Generic synonyms: Withdrawal
Specialized synonyms: Abscondment, Decampment, Absence Without Leave, Unauthorized Absence, Deviationism
Derivative terms: Abandon, Defect, Desert
2. Noun. The act of giving something up.
Exact synonyms: Abandonment, Forsaking
Generic synonyms: Rejection
Specialized synonyms: Exposure, Apostasy, Tergiversation, Bolt
Derivative terms: Abandon, Abandon, Desert
Generic synonyms: Rejection
Specialized synonyms: Exposure, Apostasy, Tergiversation, Bolt
Derivative terms: Abandon, Abandon, Desert
Definition of Desertion
1. n. The act of deserting or forsaking; abandonment of a service, a cause, a party, a friend, or any post of duty; the quitting of one's duties willfully and without right; esp., an absconding from military or naval service.
Definition of Desertion
1. [n -S]
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