Abandonment

//əˈbæn.dn̩.mn̩t//

Synonyms for "abandonment" (86 found)

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Noun(2 words)
demissiondereliction

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Translations

130 translations across 41 languages.

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Arabic

3 entries
  • هَجْر noun (act of abandoning)
  • هُجْرَان noun (act of abandoning)
  • هِجْرَان noun (act of abandoning)

Asturian

1 entries
  • abandonu noun (act of abandoning)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • изоставяне noun (act of abandoning)
  • напускане noun (act of abandoning)

Catalan

1 entries
  • abandó noun (act of abandoning)

Czech

1 entries
  • opuštění noun (act of abandoning)

Danish

1 entries
  • opgivelse noun (act of abandoning)

Dutch

4 entries
  • abandonnement noun (maritime law: relinquishment of a property to underwriters)
  • achterlating noun (act of abandoning)
  • achterlating noun (voluntary leaving of a person)
  • afstand noun (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • dezerteco noun (act of abandoning)
  • natureco noun (act of abandoning)

Finnish

4 entries
  • heitteillepano noun (act of abandoning)
  • holtittomuus noun (careless freedom)
  • hylkääminen noun (act of abandoning)
  • hylkääminen noun (voluntary leaving of a person)

French

3 entries
  • abandon noun (careless freedom)
  • désertion noun (act of abandoning)
  • désertion noun (cessation of service)

Galician

1 entries
  • abandono noun (act of abandoning)

Georgian

1 entries
  • მიტოვება noun (act of abandoning)

German

3 entries
  • Aufgabe noun (act of abandoning)
  • Preisgabe noun (act of abandoning)
  • Überlassen noun (act of abandoning)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌻𐌴𐍄 noun (act of abandoning)

Greek

2 entries
  • απάρνηση noun (act of abandoning)
  • εγκατάλειψη noun (act of abandoning)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • הפסקת פעילות noun (cessation of service)
  • הפקרה noun (act of abandoning)
  • הפקרות noun (careless freedom)
  • ויתור noun (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege)

Interlingua

4 entries
  • abandonamento noun (act of abandoning)
  • abandonamento noun (maritime law: relinquishment of a property to underwriters)
  • abandonamento noun (voluntary leaving of a person)
  • abandono noun (act of abandoning)

Irish

4 entries
  • tréigean noun (act of abandoning)
  • tréigean noun (maritime law: relinquishment of a property to underwriters)
  • tréigean noun (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege)
  • tréigean noun (voluntary leaving of a person)

Italian

4 entries
  • abbandono noun (act of abandoning)
  • abbandono noun (voluntary leaving of a person)
  • abbandono noun (cessation of service)
  • abbandono noun (careless freedom)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 放棄 noun (act of abandoning)
  • 放棄 noun (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege)

Korean

1 entries
  • 포기 noun (act of abandoning)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • напуштање noun (act of abandoning)

Maltese

1 entries
  • abbandun noun (act of abandoning)

Manx

3 entries
  • faagailys noun (act of abandoning)
  • lhiggey lesh noun (act of abandoning)
  • treigeilys noun (act of abandoning)

Mirandese

1 entries
  • abandono noun (act of abandoning)

Māori

2 entries
  • mahuetanga noun (act of abandoning)
  • whakarerenga noun (act of abandoning)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • abandon noun (maritime law: relinquishment of a property to underwriters)
  • abandon noun (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege)
  • abandonering noun (act of abandoning)
  • abandonering noun (voluntary leaving of a person)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • oppgjeving noun (act of abandoning)

Polish

1 entries
  • abandon noun (act of abandoning)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • abandono noun (act of abandoning)
  • desolação noun (act of abandoning)

Romagnol

1 entries
  • abandôn noun (act of abandoning)

Romanian

4 entries
  • abandon noun (act of abandoning)
  • abandonare noun (act of abandoning)
  • abandonare noun (maritime law: relinquishment of a property to underwriters)
  • renunțare noun (act of abandoning)

Russian

4 entries
  • абандо́н noun (maritime law: relinquishment of a property to underwriters)
  • оставле́ние noun (act of abandoning)
  • оставле́ние noun (voluntary leaving of a person)
  • отка́з noun (act of abandoning)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • त्यजस् noun (act of abandoning)

Spanish

4 entries
  • abandonamiento noun (act of abandoning)
  • abandono noun (act of abandoning)
  • dejación noun (act of abandoning)
  • desamparo noun (act of abandoning)

Swedish

3 entries
  • uppgivande noun (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege)
  • övergivande noun (act of abandoning)
  • övergivande noun (voluntary leaving of a person)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • pagpapabayâ noun (act of abandoning)

Telugu

1 entries
  • విడచివేయటం noun (act of abandoning)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • rilläññe noun (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • абандо́н noun (maritime law: relinquishment of a property to underwriters)
  • абандон noun (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege)
  • відмо́ва noun (act of abandoning)
  • залишення noun (voluntary leaving of a person)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • אַוועקוואַרפֿונג noun (act of abandoning)

Sample sentences

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With North Korea's announcement on the 26th of its nuclear development plan based upon the agreement stemming from the Six Party Talks, and the United States' commencement of procedures to remove North Korea from its designation on the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism, the families of abductees have expressed growing unease that it may constitute an abandonment of the abductee issue.

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She's afraid of abandonment.

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There was a rhythm in my sleep. When I woke up, I had lost it. Why did I leave the abandonment of myself, in which I lived?

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Layla was a teenager and she couldn't handle her abandonment by herself.

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