desertion (n)
abandonment#1 (n)
defection (n)

n00055315

type n
lex_filenum 04
def withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
examples his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless
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Hypernym withdrawal
Derivationally related form defection → defect
Derivationally related form abandonment → abandon
Derivationally related form desertion → desert
Hyponym abscondment, decampment; absence without leave, unauthorized absence; deviationism
Incoming links
Hyponym withdrawal
Hypernym abscondment, decampment; absence without leave, unauthorized absence; deviationism
Derivationally related form desert → desertion
Derivationally related form abandon → abandonment
Derivationally related form defect → defection

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