Abandonment - English meaning

noun

The action of betraying one's country, a group, or a person; treachery.

Usage examples:

The betrayal by the king by his daughter

noun

The act of not being loyal when other people believe you are loyal

Usage examples:

[ u ] i felt a sense of betrayal when my friends refused to lend me money.

noun

The fact or process of ending or being brought to an end.

Usage examples:

The cessation of hostilities

noun

The ending of a condition or the stopping of an activity

Usage examples:

[ c usually sing ] a cessation of violence

noun

The fact of something ending or stopping

Usage examples:

The company has now stopped trading and has announced the cessation of its business.

noun

The action of deserting a person, cause, or organization.

Usage examples:

I resented what i saw as my parents' desertion

noun

The action of ceasing to do or provide something, especially something that has been provided on a regular basis.

Usage examples:

The discontinuation of the product was a surprise to many

noun

Exemption from a rule or usual requirement.

Usage examples:

Although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to play before her birthday

noun

Special permission, especially from the church, to do something that is not usually allowed

Usage examples:

Special dispensation from the couple have requested (a) special dispensation from the church to all…

noun

The state of not being used.

Usage examples:

His voice was croaky with disuse

noun

The condition of not being used (any longer)

Usage examples:

The church was recently restored after decades of disuse.

verb

Let or make (something) fall vertically.

Usage examples:

The fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette

noun

A small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface.

Usage examples:

The first drops of rain splashed on the ground

noun

An instance of falling or dropping.

Usage examples:

They left within five minutes of the drop of the curtain

noun

The action of evacuating a person or a place.

Usage examples:

There were waves of evacuation during the blitz

noun

The process of moving people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe

Usage examples:

An evacuation plan/map/procedure, building/office/emergency evacuation

verb

Suddenly reject or abandon (a lover).

Usage examples:

He was jilted at the altar by his bride-to-be

noun

A person, especially a woman, who capriciously rejects a lover.

Usage examples:

They'll teach you the guilt of coquetting and ogling, and playing the jilt

verb

Present participle of jilt

Usage examples:

He jilted her for his best friend's sister.

verb

Fail to care for properly.

Usage examples:

The old churchyard has been sadly neglected

noun

The state of being uncared for.

Usage examples:

The place had a hopeless air of neglect

noun

The dismissing or refusing of a proposal, idea, etc.

Usage examples:

The union decided last night to recommend rejection of the offer

noun

The act or process of rejecting someone or something

Usage examples:

[ u ] fear of rejection, [ c ] i applied for ten jobs and got ten rejections.

noun

The act of refusing to accept an idea, suggestion, proposal, etc.

Usage examples:

The company's rejection of the proposal came as a total surprise., i've applied for loads of jobs a…

noun

The act of giving up something such as a responsibility, claim, or possession

Usage examples:

How do you negotiate the relinquishment of native title rights when you do not know what they are?,…

noun

The formal rejection of something, typically a belief, claim, or course of action.

Usage examples:

The life of the spirit required renunciation of marriage

noun

A filling for a tooth.

verb

(of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen.

Usage examples:

His laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun

Present participle of stop

verb

Leave (someone) without the means to move from somewhere.

Usage examples:

Two of the firm's trucks are stranded in france

noun

The shore of a sea, lake, or large river.

Usage examples:

A heron glided to rest on a pebbly strand

noun

A single thin length of something such as thread, fibre, or wire, especially as twisted together with others.

Usage examples:

Strands of coloured wool

verb

Stop resisting to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority.

Usage examples:

Over 140 rebels surrendered to the authorities

noun

The action of surrendering to an opponent or powerful influence.

Usage examples:

The final surrender of germany on 8 may 1945

verb

Relinquish possession or control over

noun

The action of terminating something or the fact of being terminated.

Usage examples:

The termination of a contract

noun

The act of ending something, or the end of something

Usage examples:

Executive directors are entitled to 12 months' notice of termination of their contracts., all benef…

noun

The action of withdrawing something.

Usage examples:

The withdrawal of legal aid

noun

An act of taking something back, removing something, or moving something back

Usage examples:

[ c ] a troop withdrawal, [ c ] he had made several large withdrawals from his bank account (= he h…

noun

The act of taking money out of an account, or the amount of money taken

Usage examples:

The savings account only allows you to make three withdrawals a year., there's a cash withdrawal li…