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abandonment

[uh-ban-duhn-muhnt]

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noun

an act or instance of leaving a person or thing permanently and completely.
He struggles to deal with his abandonment by his wife, and now having to care for their infant alone.
an act or instance of permanently setting aside a principle, discontinuing an activity, etc..
I believe in the struggle for radical social change, but it must be accompanied by an abandonment of the notion that the end justifies the means.
an act or instance of giving up control of something, or of yielding to one’s impulses or to an external or spiritual force.
No psychiatric diagnosis quite captures Hitler’s boundless will to lead, his self-deception, and his utter abandonment to evil.

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Other Word Forms

nonabandonment noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of abandonment¹

abandon ( def. ) + -ment ( def. )

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"There is this mental block in Australia and also this emotional block - a fear of abandonment, this idea that we can't defend ourselves alone. But we absolutely can if we have to."

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“His actions in this case ... show an abandonment of some of the most basic principles of fairness.”

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The Senedd committee said this "feels like an abandonment of public trust" and called it "unacceptable that no credible plan or timetable to reopen these centres has been provided yet".

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“This is a betrayal of the governor’s commitment to California immigrants, and an abandonment of his legacy, which brought California so close to universal healthcare,” she said.

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This is a top line concern for most people and it intersects with DOGE, immigration, foreign policy and Trump's reckless abandonment of America's role as a leader in science.

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Abandon hope, all ye who enter here abandonware

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