Abandonment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of giving something up

withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɐlˈiːtʃi/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈeɪvə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈeɪvə/

4 syllables Say it as /kɐlˈiːtʃi/.

Examples

his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

desertion forsaking defection

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of giving something up
noun	withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility “his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless”
noun	the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away

Word Forms

abandon	verb	give up with the intent of never claiming again
desert	verb	desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
defect	verb	desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufgabe

der Akt, etwas aufzugeben

🇫🇷French

abandon

le fait d'abandonner quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

abandono

el acto de renunciar a algo

🇮🇹Italian

abbandono

l'atto di rinunciare a qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

verlatenheid

de daad van iets opgeven

🇵🇹Portuguese

abandono

o ato de desistir de algo

🇷🇺Russian

оставление

акт отказа от чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संन्यास

कुछ त्यागने की क्रिया या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিত্যাগ

কিছু ছেড়ে দেওয়ার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

கைவிடுதல்

எதையாவது விட்டுக்கொடுக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

విడిచిపెట్టడం

ఏదో వదులుకునే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

त्याग

काहीतरी सोडून देण्याची कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ત્યાગ

કંઈક આપવાનું કાર્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ತ್ಯಜಿಸುವಿಕೆ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಬಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಡುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപേക്ഷിക്കൽ

എന്തെങ്കിലും ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਿਆਗ

ਕੁਝ ਦੇਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

ترک کرنا

کچھ دینے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

放弃

放弃某物的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

放棄

何かを放棄する行為

🇰🇷Korean

포기

무언가를 포기하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bỏ rơi

hành động từ bỏ một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

การละทิ้ง

การกระทำของการสละบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengabaian

tindakan menyerahkan sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-abandona

ang pagkilos ng pagbibigay ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

pengabaian

perbuatan melepaskan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التخلي

فعل التخلي عن شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

رها شدن

عمل تسلیم شدن چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

terk edilme

bir şeyden vazgeçme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

נְטִישָׁה

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