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FORSAKING

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• FORSAKING (noun)
The noun FORSAKING has 2 senses:

1. the act of forsaking
2. the act of giving something up

Familiarity information: FORSAKING used as a noun is rare.

• FORSAKING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The act of forsaking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

forsaking; giving up

Hypernyms ("forsaking" is a kind of...):

forgoing; forswearing; renunciation (the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.))

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The act of giving something up

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

abandonment; desertion; forsaking

Hypernyms ("forsaking" is a kind of...):

rejection (the act of rejecting something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "forsaking"):

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))

"Make hay while the sun shines."
(English proverb)
"He who would do great things should not attempt them all alone."
(Native American proverb, Seneca)
"People follow the ways of their kings."
(Arabic proverb)
"Do not wake sleeping dogs."
(Dutch proverb)

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Definition of exposure
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