English dictionary

desertion

/d/I/'z/[@]/r/S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

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Synonyms abandonment defection

Source: WordNet 3.0
the act of giving something up

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Synonyms abandonment forsaking

Source: WordNet 3.0
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.

noun

Source: webster1913