abandonment

noun

aban·don·ment ə-ˈban-dən-mənt How to pronounce abandonment (audio)

: the act of abandoning something or someone

In its family and social contexts, he argues, the abandonment of children was, if not a "good thing," at least the most feasible means of family limitation during the many centuries when other methods were largely ineffective or, in the case of Christians, prohibited.

Mary Martin McLaughlin

: the state of being abandoned

fear of abandonment

The opulence of her life as an expat wife failed to soothe her feelings of abandonment, boredom and oppression.

Bob Shacochis

—sometimes used before another noun

abandonment issues

Legal Definition

abandonment

noun

aban·don·ment

: the act of abandoning property or a right: as

: relinquishment by an inventor of the right to enforce a patent see also dedication

: an author's relinquishment to the public domain of his or her copyrighted work

: relinquishment of a trademark established by a failure to use the trademark and an intention never to resume use

: the act of an insured in surrendering all rights to damaged or lost property to an insurer as a total loss compare salvage sense 2b

: relinquishment by a trustee in bankruptcy of interest in property in the bankruptcy estate often for a nominal sum

: the act of abandoning a person: as

: failure to have contact with a spouse that is intended to create a permanent separation

: failure to communicate with or provide financial support for one's child over a period of time that shows a purpose to forgo parental duties and rights

: the act of abandoning a contract

: the act of abandoning a course of action (as a crime)

: the affirmative defense (as recognized under the Model Penal Code) of voluntary withdrawal from the commission of a crime resulting from the actor's change of heart and not from intervening circumstances

abandonment

noun

as in abandon

carefree freedom from constraint sang at the top of her lungs with complete abandonment in the shower

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

abandon
naturalness
unrestraint
spontaneity
zeal
unconstraint
warmth
enthusiasm
spontaneousness
ease
recklessness
carelessness
lightheartedness
uninhibitedness
spirit
exuberance
impulsiveness
thoughtlessness
fervor
impulsivity
heedlessness
zealotry
insouciance
zealousness
wildness
indiscretion
excessiveness
offhandedness
casualness
excess
incontinence
permissiveness
licentiousness
indulgence
free hand
ardor
wantonness
intemperance
immoderacy
carte blanche
unself-consciousness
blank check

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

restraint
suppression
embarrassment
reticence
repression
inhibition
uneasiness
constraint
reserve
discretion
discipline
carefulness
self-consciousness
discreetness
heedfulness
willpower
self-restraint
self-denial
self-mastery
self-control
self-discipline
self-command

as in desertion

the act of abandoning the law says abandonment by the owner of any building for more than a year entitles the city to sell it

Synonyms & Similar Words

desertion
dumping
defection
forsaking
dereliction
discard
jettisoning
tergiversation

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

reclamation
retention
retrieval
repossession
recoupment

as in cancellation

the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to the park commissioner cited cost considerations as the main reason for the project's abandonment

Synonyms & Similar Words

cancellation
repeal
cancelation
abolition
revocation
abortion
rescission
ending
calling
dropping
invalidation
termination
recision
recall
relinquishment
annulment
surrender
neutralization
abolishment
calling off
nullification
reversal
stopping
halting
voidance
rollback
giving up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

continuation
beginning
initiation
engagement
commencement
undertaking

单词	abandonment
释义	abandonment noun aban·don·ment ə-ˈban-dən-mənt 1 : the act of abandoning something or someone In its family and social contexts, he argues, the abandonment of children was, if not a "good thing," at least the most feasible means of family limitation during the many centuries when other methods were largely ineffective or, in the case of Christians, prohibited. Mary Martin McLaughlin 2 : the state of being abandoned fear of abandonment The opulence of her life as an expat wife failed to soothe her feelings of abandonment, boredom and oppression. Bob Shacochis —sometimes used before another noun abandonment issues Synonyms abandon ease lightheartedness naturalness spontaneity spontaneousness unconstraint uninhibitedness unrestraint See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History First Known Use 1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing abandonment self-abandonment self-abandonment Legal Definition abandonment noun aban·don·ment 1 : the act of abandoning property or a right: as a : relinquishment by an inventor of the right to enforce a patent see also dedication b : an author's relinquishment to the public domain of his or her copyrighted work c : relinquishment of a trademark established by a failure to use the trademark and an intention never to resume use d : the act of an insured in surrendering all rights to damaged or lost property to an insurer as a total loss compare salvage sense 2b e : relinquishment by a trustee in bankruptcy of interest in property in the bankruptcy estate often for a nominal sum 2 : the act of abandoning a person: as a : failure to have contact with a spouse that is intended to create a permanent separation b : failure to communicate with or provide financial support for one's child over a period of time that shows a purpose to forgo parental duties and rights 3 : the act of abandoning a contract 4 a : the act of abandoning a course of action (as a crime) b : the affirmative defense (as recognized under the Model Penal Code) of voluntary withdrawal from the commission of a crime resulting from the actor's change of heart and not from intervening circumstances abandonment noun 1 as in abandon carefree freedom from constraint sang at the top of her lungs with complete abandonment in the shower Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance abandon naturalness unrestraint spontaneity zeal unconstraint warmth enthusiasm spontaneousness ease recklessness carelessness lightheartedness uninhibitedness spirit exuberance impulsiveness thoughtlessness fervor impulsivity heedlessness zealotry insouciance zealousness wildness indiscretion excessiveness offhandedness casualness excess incontinence permissiveness licentiousness indulgence free hand ardor wantonness intemperance immoderacy carte blanche unself-consciousness blank check Antonyms & Near Antonyms restraint suppression embarrassment reticence repression inhibition uneasiness constraint reserve discretion discipline carefulness self-consciousness discreetness heedfulness willpower self-restraint self-denial self-mastery self-control self-discipline self-command See More 2 as in desertion the act of abandoning the law says abandonment by the owner of any building for more than a year entitles the city to sell it Synonyms & Similar Words desertion dumping defection forsaking dereliction discard jettisoning tergiversation Antonyms & Near Antonyms reclamation retention retrieval repossession recoupment 3 as in cancellation the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to the park commissioner cited cost considerations as the main reason for the project's abandonment Synonyms & Similar Words cancellation repeal cancelation abolition revocation abortion rescission ending calling dropping invalidation termination recision recall relinquishment annulment surrender neutralization abolishment calling off nullification reversal stopping halting voidance rollback giving up Antonyms & Near Antonyms continuation beginning initiation engagement commencement undertaking
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abandonment

noun

Synonyms

Word History

Phrases Containing abandonment

Legal Definition

noun

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