English Dictionary
Definition of “abandonment”
Word Frequency
abandonment (əˈbændənmənt)
Definitions
noun
- desertion, leaving behind ⇒
her father's complete abandonment of her
⇒his abandonment by his mother
⇒Childhood experiences can leave behind intense feelings of anger or abandonment.
- cessation, discontinuation ⇒
Constant rain forced the abandonment of the next day's competitions.
- giving up, relinquishment ⇒
the government's abandonment of the policy
abandon (əˈbændən
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Definitions
verb
- to forsake completely; desert; leave behind ⇒
to abandon a baby
,drivers had to abandon their cars
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See abandon ship
- to give up completely ⇒
to abandon a habit
,to abandon hope
- to yield control of or concern in; relinquish ⇒
to abandon office
- to give up (something begun) before completion ⇒
to abandon a job
,the game was abandoned
- to surrender (oneself) to emotion without restraint
- to give (insured property that has suffered partial loss or damage) to the insurers in order that a claim for a total loss may be made
noun
- freedom from inhibitions, restraint, concern, or worry ⇒
she danced with abandon
Derived Forms
aˈbandonment nounWord Origin
C14: abandounen (vb), from Old French, from a bandon under one's control, in one's power, from a at, to + bandon control, powerTranslations for 'abandonment'
- British English: abandonment The abandonment of a place, thing, or person is the act of leaving it permanently or for a long time. NOUN...memories of her father's complete abandonment of her.
- Brazilian Portuguese: abandono
- Chinese: 抛弃抛拋弃棄
- European Spanish: abandono
- French: abandon
- German: Verlassen
- Italian: abbandono
- Japanese: 放棄
- Korean: 유기
- Portuguese: abandono
- Spanish: abandono
Example Sentences Including 'abandonment'
He keeps you hanging on because he's afraid of abandonment.Sun, News of the World (1999)
He sensed abandonment heavy in the wet night like the odour of dry rot.Death and Transfiguration
In fact Peter's attendance at the Paris Mass had not arisen, except in an indirect sense, from the night's abandonment with Frances.INSTANCES OF THE NUMBER 3 (2002)
JUMPS RACING today hinges on a 7.30am inspection at Southwell following the abandonment of the day's other turf meeting at Carlisle.Independent (1999)
Now she put her arms around his neck, and let out a most extraordinary sigh: a sound of complete abandonment.COLDHEART CANYON (2001)
There is a widespread abandonment of parental responsibility.Irish Times (2002)
There will be a tax-exemption on 20 per cent of the profits set aside by exploration companies for the proper abandonment of oil wells.Business Today (1998)
Thoroughly secular Martin, however, is unimpressed and determines to take a businessman's revenge for his old friend's abandonment.Globe and Mail (2003)
With men in the past, I used to call it fear of abandonment , jealousy.Jealousy
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