ABANDONMENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does abandonment mean?
• ABANDONMENT (noun)
The noun ABANDONMENT has 3 senses:
1. the act of giving something up
2. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
3. the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
Familiarity information: ABANDONMENT used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• ABANDONMENT (noun)
Meaning:
The act of giving something up
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
abandonment; desertion; forsaking
Hypernyms ("abandonment" is a kind of...):
rejection (the act of rejecting something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abandonment"):
exposure (abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open))
apostasy; tergiversation (the act of abandoning a party or cause)
bolt (a sudden abandonment (as from a political party))
Meaning:
Withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
defection; desertion; abandonment
Context example:
his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless
Hypernyms ("abandonment" is a kind of...):
withdrawal (the act of withdrawing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abandonment"):
abscondment; decampment (the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest))
absence without leave; unauthorized absence (unauthorized military absence)
deviationism (ideological defection from the party line (especially from orthodox communism))
Meaning:
The voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("abandonment" is a kind of...):
disposal; disposition (the act or means of getting rid of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abandonment"):
discard; throwing away (getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable)
discard ((cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or to failing to follow suit)
