Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [uh-ban-duh n]
- /əˈbæn dən/
- /əˈbændənmənt/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [uh-ban-duh n]
- /əˈbæn dən/
Definitions of abandonment word
- uncountable noun abandonment The abandonment of a place, thing, or person is the act of leaving it permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so. 3
- uncountable noun abandonment The abandonment of a piece of work or activity is the act of stopping doing it before it is finished. 3
- uncountable noun abandonment The abandonment of an idea or way of thinking is the act of stopping having the idea or of stopping thinking in that way. 3
- verb with object abandonment to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert: to abandon one's farm; to abandon a child; to abandon a sinking ship. 1
- verb with object abandonment to give up; discontinue; withdraw from: to abandon a research project; to abandon hopes for a stage career. 1
- verb with object abandonment to give up the control of: to abandon a city to an enemy army. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of abandonment
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English abando(u)nen < Middle French abandoner for Old French (mettre) a bandon (put) under (someone's) jurisdiction, equivalent to a at, to (< Latin ad; see ad-) + bandon < Germanic *band; see bond1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Abandonment
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
abandonment popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
abandonment usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for abandonment
noun abandonment
- dereliction — If a building or a piece of land is in a state of dereliction, it is deserted or abandoned.
- desertion — the act of deserting or abandoning or the state of being deserted or abandoned
- jettison — to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.
- jilting — to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart), especially abruptly or unfeelingly.
- renunciation — an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.
Antonyms for abandonment
noun abandonment
- perfection — the state or quality of being or becoming perfect.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- reassertion — a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason: a mere assertion; an unwarranted assertion.
Top questions with abandonment
- what does abandonment?
- how to deal with abandonment?
- how to overcome abandonment issues from childhood?
- how to deal with emotional abandonment in marriage?
- what is abandonment?
- how to deal with abandonment issues?
- what is child abandonment?
- what does abandonment mean?
- what are abandonment issues?
- how do i file abandonment of a child?
- how to overcome abandonment issues?
- what is job abandonment?
- how to get over abandonment issues?
- what does abandonment issues mean?
- how to cure abandonment issues?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with a
- Words starting with ab
- Words starting with aba
- Words starting with aban
- Words starting with aband
- Words starting with abando
- Words starting with abandon
- Words starting with abandonm
- Words starting with abandonme
- Words starting with abandonmen
- Words starting with abandonment