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Meaning of 'desertion' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Desertion [ n.]
- The act of deserting or forsaking; abandonment of a service, a cause, a party, a friend, or any post of duty; the quitting of one's duties willfully and without right; esp., an absconding from military or naval service.
- The state of being forsaken; desolation; as, the king in his desertion.
- Abandonment by God; spiritual despondency.

Meaning of 'desertion' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . desertion [ n]
Meaning (1):
- withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
Example in sentence:
  • his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless

Nearby Words:

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