abandonment

[ uh-ban-duhn-muhnt ]

/ əˈbæn dən mənt /

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noun

an act or instance of leaving a person or thing permanently and completely:He struggles to deal with his abandonment by his wife, and now having to care for their infant alone.

an act or instance of permanently setting aside a principle, discontinuing an activity, etc.:I believe in the struggle for radical social change, but it must be accompanied by an abandonment of the notion that the end justifies the means.

an act or instance of giving up control of something, or of yielding to one’s impulses or to an external or spiritual force:No psychiatric diagnosis quite captures Hitler’s boundless will to lead, his self-deception, and his utter abandonment to evil.

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Origin of abandonment

abandon¹ + -ment

OTHER WORDS FROM abandonment

non·a·ban·don·ment, noun

Words nearby abandonment

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How to use abandonment in a sentence

“We hope that the government does not abandon its investigation of disturbing and egregious allegations of sexual misconduct at the El Paso detention center,” Natarajan said.
ICE Deported a Woman Who Accused Guards of Sexual Assault While the Feds Were Still Investigating the Incident|by Lomi Kriel|September 15, 2020|ProPublica
Since 2017, five Alaska officials have resigned or abandoned their reelection campaigns following harassment or sexual misconduct allegations.
The Woman Propositioned by Alaska’s Former Lieutenant Governor Tells Her Story for the First Time|by Kyle Hopkins and Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News|September 10, 2020|ProPublica
In 1985, they abandoned their classic recipe in favor of “New Coke,” which tasted more like Pepsi.
America’s Hidden Duopoly (Ep. 356 Rebroadcast)|Stephen J. Dubner|September 3, 2020|Freakonomics
Merkel’s crisis management has been accompanied by her government’s historic decision to abandon its balanced-budget policy, suspending constitutional debt limits as part of a massive stimulus push.
‘Things will become more difficult:’ Merkel tries to sell debt-averse Germany on her ambitious COVID spending plan|Bernhard Warner|August 28, 2020|Fortune

It includes a mix of abandoned buildings and gentrified buildings, and has amazing restaurants and outdoor venues, and historical sites to enjoy.
Cincinnati – A Big City with a Small Town Feel|LGBTQ-Editor|August 17, 2020|No Straight News
Every adopted person has to deal with the fact of abandonment, and what that has done to them.
Frances McDormand on 'Olive Kitteridge,' Dropping LSD, and Her Beef With FX's 'Fargo'|Marlow Stern|September 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The sense of insecurity is heightened by the uncertainty and a feeling of abandonment.
Jews in East Ukraine Are Being Threatened, But By Whom?|Anna Nemtsova|April 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Harry and Peter are bound by the loss of their fathers and their abandonment issues.
Marc Webb Takes Us Inside ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ and Discusses His Rise to the A-List|Marlow Stern|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From The Novel Cure: From Abandonment to Zestlessness: 751 Books to Cure What Ails You by Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin.
How to Cure Your Anxiety? Read Henry James’s ‘The Portrait of a Lady,’ Of Course.|Ella Berthoud, Susan Elderkind|September 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Of course arch-conservatives think social breakdown is caused by the abandonment of traditional gender roles.
Mississippi’s Governor Has Some Bad Ideas|Michelle Goldberg|June 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But her parents, did you never discover any thing about them—who or what they were—the motive of so strange an abandonment?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
In this supreme moment of Felipe's abandonment of all disguises, she saw his whole past life in a new light.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Correct views of a vow, as altogether wrong, should lead to its abandonment, or a total reconstruction of it.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
The flash of knives—I saw two men stuck—made as little impression upon him as the awful abandonment of—well, of the females.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
And now that evil spirit of abandonment came to Rita—communicated to her, possibly, by her companion.
Dope|Sax Rohmer