abandonment

a·ban·don

 (ə-băn′dən)

tr.v. a·ban·doned, a·ban·don·ing, a·ban·dons

1. To withdraw one's support or help from, especially in spite of duty, allegiance, or responsibility; desert: abandon a friend in trouble.

2. To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat: abandoned the ship.

3. To surrender one's claim to, right to, or interest in; give up entirely: abandon a belief. See Synonyms at relinquish.

4. To cease trying to continue; desist from: abandoned the search for the missing hiker.

5. To yield (oneself) completely, as to emotion.

n.

Great enthusiasm or lack of restraint: skied with abandon.

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[Middle English abandounen, from Old French abandoner, from a bandon, at one's own discretion, without restraint : a, at (from Latin ad; see ad-) + bandon, control; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]

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a·ban′don·er n.

a·ban′don·ment n.

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Abandonment

 

See Also: ALONENESS, BEARING, FRIENDSHIP

1. Abandoned as a used Kleenex —Anon
2. Abandoned, like the waves we leave behind us —Donald G. Mitchell
3. Cast off friends, as a stripper her clothes —Anon
4. Cast off his friends, as a huntsman his pack —Oliver Goldsmith
5. (My youth has been) cast aside like a useless cigar stump —Anton Chekhov
6. Chuck me in the gutter like an empty purse —Edith Wharton
7. Deserted as a playwright after the first night of an unsuccessful play —W. Somerset Maugham
8. Deserted as a cemetery —Anon
9. Desolate … as the dark side of the moon —Pat Conroy
10. Discard like a withered leaf, since it has served its day —John Gould Fletcher
11. (What have we come to when people … could be) discarded … like an old beer can —May Sarton
12. Discarded … like used bandages —Louis MacNeice
13. Discard like a bad dream —Anon
14. Divest himself of his profoundest convictions and his beliefs as though they were a pair of old shoes whose soles had come loose and were flapping in the rain —Irving Stone
15. Feeling quite lost … like a fly that has had its head taken off —Luigi Pirandello
16. Felt stranded, as if some solid security has left him, as if he had, recklessly and ruthlessly, tossed away the compass which for years had kept him straight and true —Carolyn Slaughter
17. Leaving me alone like a shag on a rock —John Malcolm
18. Left like balloons with the air let out —Gloria Norris
19. Left high and dry like a shipwreck in a drained reservoir —Thomas McGuane
20. Neglected as the moon by day —Jonathan Swift
21. People had fallen away like veils —Susan Richards Shreve
22. Put off [as religious faith] quite simply, like a cloak that he no longer needed —W. Somerset Maugham
23. Shed [adult reality for past] like a snake sheds an old and worn skin —Guy Vanderhaeghe

    Vanderhaeghe used the snake comparison to describe someone shedding the reality of the present for the past.

24. Stood like a forgotten broom in the corner —Eudora Welty

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	abandonment - the act of giving something up   desertion, forsaking rejection - the act of rejecting something; "his proposals were met with rejection" exposure - abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open) apostasy, tergiversation - the act of abandoning a party for cause bolt - a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
	2.	abandonment - withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless" defection, desertion withdrawal - the act of withdrawing; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam" abscondment, decampment - the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest) absence without leave, unauthorized absence - unauthorized military absence deviationism - ideological defection from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)
	3.	abandonment - the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away disposition, disposal - the act or means of getting rid of something throwing away, discard - getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable discard - (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit

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abandonment

noun

1. desertion, leaving, forsaking, jilting memories of her father's complete abandonment of her

2. evacuation, leaving, quitting, departure, withdrawal the abandonment of two North Sea oilfields

3. stopping, cessation, discontinuation Rain forced the abandonment of the next day's competitions.

4. renunciation, giving up, surrender, waiver, abdication, cession, relinquishment their abandonment of the policy

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

abandonment

noun

1. The act of forsaking:

desertion.

2. A giving up of a possession, claim, or right:

abdication, demission, quitclaim, relinquishment, renunciation, resignation, surrender, waiver.

3. A complete surrender of inhibitions:

abandon, incontinence, unrestraint, wantonness, wildness.

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Translations

تَرْك

odstoupeníopuštění

opgivelse

AufgabeAbandon

εγκατάλειψη

abandono

abandonabdicationsimplicité

fráhvarf, òaî aî hætta viî

abbandonocessionerinunciaslancio

det å gi oppoppgivelse

opustitev

terkvazgeçmeyarım bırakma

放弃

abandonment

[əˈbændənmənt] N

1. (= state) → abandono m; (= act) → acto m de desamparar, el abandonar

2. (moral) = abandon B

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

abandonment

[əˈbændənmənt] n

[person, place] → abandon m

[work, activity] → abandon m

[idea, policy, strategy] → renonciation f
abandonment of sth → renonciation à qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

abandonment

n

(= forsaking, desertion) → Verlassen nt

(= giving-up) → Aufgabe f

(= abandon) → Hingabe f, → Selbstvergessenheit f, → Hemmungslosigkeit f (pej)

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abandonment

[əˈbændənmənt] n → abbandono

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

abandon

(əˈbӕndən) verb

1. to leave, not intending to return to. They abandoned the stolen car. agterlaat يَتْرُك،يَهْجُر изоставям abandonar opustit, zanechat zurücklassen efterlade εγκαταλείπωabandonar, dejar maha jätma قید چیزی را زدن hylätä abandonner לִנטוֹש छोड़ देना ostaviti, napustiti elhagy meninggalkan yfirgefa abbandonare 捨てる (사람·집 ·지위 등을) 버리다, 유기하다 palikti, pamesti pamest; atstāt meninggalkan verlatengå fra porzucać د يو شي قيد پورته كول abandonar a abandona, a părăsi покидать opustiť, zanechať, zriecť sa zapustiti napustiti överge ทิ้ง terketmek, bırakmak 拋棄 кидати, залишати چھوڑ دینا từ bỏ 抛弃

2. to give (oneself) completely to. He abandoned himself to despair. oorgee يَسْتَسْلِم لِ отдавам се entregar-se oddat se, propadnout sich hingeben hengive; kaste sig ud i αφήνομαιabandonarse, entregarse (end millegi) meelevalda andma خود را تسلیم چیزی کردن luopua s'abandonner לְהִתמַכֵּר छोड़ देना prepustiti se átadja magát vminek menyerah gefa sig á vald abbandonarsi ～に身を任せる ...에 빠지다, 자포자기하다 pulti į ļauties membiarkan zich overgeven, overlatenhengi, kaste seg ut i poddawać się خپل ځان يو شي ته سپارل entregar-se a se abandona предаваться oddať sa, prepadnúť (čomu) prepustiti se prepustiti överlämna (hänge) sig åt ปล่อยตามอารมณ์ kendini bırakmak 完全陷入 віддаватися حوالے کر دینا buông thả 放任，陷入

aˈbandoned adjective

1. shameless. an abandoned young woman. losbandig خَلِيع، مُتَهَتِّك безсрамница desavergonhado nestoudný, nemravný hemmungslos løsagtig; skamløs ξετσίπωτος, ξεδιάντροποςinmoral, desvergonzado häbitu بی حیا jätetty dévergondéמופקר लंपट razvratan szégyentelen tak tahu malu ofurseldur (gjörspilltur) dissoluto 恥知らずの 파렴치한, 뻔뻔한 neturintis gėdos, pasileidęs izlaidīgs; paklīdis ditinggalkan losbandigløsaktig, umoralsk zdeprawowany بي حيا desavergonhado neruşinat распутный nemravný, nehanebný razuzdan raskalašan otyglad, utsvävande ซึ่งไม่อับอาย arsız, utanmaz 不知羞恥的 розпусний, розбещений بے شرم trơ tráo 无耻的

2. having been left without any intention of returning to or reclaiming. The police found the abandoned car. gelate مَهْجور، مَتْروك изоставен abandonado opuštěný verlassen efterladt; forladt εγκαταλειμμένοςabandonado mahajäetud رها شده hylätty abandonnéנטוש परित्यक्त napušten elhagyott ditinggalkan yfirgefinn abbandonato 捨てられた 버려진 paliktas, pamestas pamests; atstāts ditinggalkan verlatenforlattporzucony پريښودلي، پاتي شوي abandonado părăsit, abandonat брошенный opustený zapuščen napušten övergiven ซึ่งถูกทิ้ง terkedilmiş 被丟棄的 залишений, покинутий بے آسرا bỏ rơi 被丢弃的

aˈbandonment noun

Lack of money led to the abandonment of this plan. opgee تَرْك оттегляне abandono opuštění, odstoupení die Aufgabe opgivelse εγκατάλειψηabandono hülgamine توقف hylkääminen abandonנטישה परित्याग napuštanje feladás batal fráhvarf, það að hætta við abbandono 放棄 포기 palikimas, atsisakymas pamešana; atsacīšanās penghentian het opgevenoppgivelse, det å gi opp porzucenie, rezygnacja دريدنه، پريښودنه abandono abandon, pără­sire оставление zrieknutie sa (čoho) opustitev napuštanje övergivande การละทิ้ง vazgeçme, terk, yarım bırakma 放棄 занедбаність; залишення ترک کر دینے کا عمل từ bỏ 放弃

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