Desertion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

the act of giving something up

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈæftmən/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪzˈɜːʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪzˈɜːʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈæftmən/.

Examples

his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

abandonment forsaking defection

Parts of Speech

noun	withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility “his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless”
noun	the act of giving something up

Word Forms

desert	verb	leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
abandon	verb	leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
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

🇫🇷French

désertion

retirer son soutien ou son aide malgré son allégeance ou sa responsabilité

🇪🇸Spanish

deserción

Retirar apoyo o ayuda a pesar de la lealtad o responsabilidad.

🇮🇹Italian

diserzione

ritirare il sostegno o l’aiuto nonostante la fedeltà o la responsabilità

🇳🇱Dutch

desertie

steun of hulp intrekken ondanks trouw of verantwoordelijkheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

deserção

retirar apoio ou ajuda apesar de lealdade ou responsabilidade

🇷🇺Russian

дезертирство

отказ от поддержки или помощи, несмотря на преданность или ответственность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परित्याग

निष्ठा या जिम्मेदारी के बावजूद समर्थन या सहायता वापस लेना

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিত্যাগ

আনুগত্য বা দায়িত্ব থাকা সত্ত্বেও সমর্থন বা সাহায্য প্রত্যাহার করা

🇮🇳Tamil

கைவிடுதல்

விசுவாசம் அல்லது பொறுப்பு இருந்தபோதிலும் ஆதரவு அல்லது உதவியை திரும்பப் பெறுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

విడిచిపెట్టడం

విధేయత లేదా బాధ్యత ఉన్నప్పటికీ మద్దతు లేదా సహాయాన్ని ఉపసంహరించుకోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

त्याग

निष्ठा किंवा जबाबदारी असूनही समर्थन किंवा मदत काढून घेणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ત્યાગ

નિષ્ઠા અથવા જવાબદારી હોવા છતાં સમર્થન અથવા મદદ પાછી ખેંચી લેવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೊರೆದು ಹೋಗುವುದು

ನಿಷ್ಠೆ ಅಥವಾ ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿಯ ಹೊರತಾಗಿಯೂ ಬೆಂಬಲ ಅಥವಾ ಸಹಾಯವನ್ನು ಹಿಂತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപേക്ഷിക്കൽ

വിശ്വസ്തതയോ ഉത്തരവാദിത്തമോ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നിട്ടും പിന്തുണയോ സഹായമോ പിൻവലിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਿਆਗ

ਵਫ਼ਾਦਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰੀ ਦੇ ਬਾਵਜੂਦ ਸਮਰਥਨ ਜਾਂ ਮਦਦ ਵਾਪਸ ਲੈਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

انحطاط

وفاداری یا ذمہ داری کے باوجود حمایت یا مدد واپس لینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

遗弃

尽管效忠或承担责任，但撤回支持或帮助

🇯🇵Japanese

脱走

忠誠心や責任にもかかわらず、支援や援助を撤回する

🇰🇷Korean

황폐

충성이나 책임에도 불구하고 지원이나 도움을 철회합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đào ngũ

rút lại sự hỗ trợ hoặc giúp đỡ bất chấp lòng trung thành hoặc trách nhiệm

🇹🇭Thai

การละทิ้ง

ถอนการสนับสนุนหรือความช่วยเหลือแม้จะมีความจงรักภักดีหรือความรับผิดชอบก็ตาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

desersi

menarik dukungan atau bantuan meskipun kesetiaan atau tanggung jawab

🇲🇾Malay

pengasingan

menarik balik sokongan atau bantuan walaupun taat setia atau bertanggungjawab

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الهجر

سحب الدعم أو المساعدة رغم الولاء أو المسؤولية

🇮🇷Persian

فرار

کنار گذاشتن حمایت یا کمک با وجود وفاداری یا مسئولیت

🇹🇷Turkish

firar

bağlılığa veya sorumluluğa rağmen desteği veya yardımı geri çekmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

עריקה

משיכת תמיכה או עזרה למרות נאמנות או אחריות

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The primary meaning of 'desertion' is 'withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility'.

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In which domain is the word 'desertion' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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