desertion

Meaning of desertion

noun
  1. the action of deserting a person, cause, or organization.
    I resented what I saw as my parents' desertion
    such a desertion of the cause of freedom was unthinkable

Information about desertion

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of desertion is: desertions.
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Hyphenation of desertion

de-ser-tion

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • desertion is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

desertion synonyms

Meaning abandonment:

abandonment, defection, forsaking

Meaning go away from:

leaving

Meaning the action of betraying one's country, a group, or a person; treachery:

betrayal

Meaning the state of being uncared for:

neglect

Meaning persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution:

shunning

Meaning leave (someone) without the means to move from somewhere:

stranding

Meaning suddenly reject or abandon (a lover):

jilting

Meaning the formal rejection of something, typically a belief, claim, or course of action:

renunciation

Meaning go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract:

reneging

Meaning refusal to fulfil or discharge an agreement, obligation, or debt:

repudiation

Meaning agree to give up or do without:

forswearing

Meaning the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief or principle:

apostasy

Meaning leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape from custody or avoid arrest:

absconding

Meaning leave a place suddenly or secretly:

decamping

Meaning the action or process of flying through the air:

flight

Meaning run away from a place or situation of danger:

fleeing

Meaning flight, especially in an aircraft:

flying

Meaning the action of driving long metal pins into a rock face so that ropes can be attached to them:

bolting

Meaning the action of staying away from school without good reason; absenteeism:

truancy

Meaning the action of leaving, especially to start a journey:

departure

Meaning an act of breaking free from confinement or control:

escape

Meaning the state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated:

dereliction

Meaning the crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill or overthrow the sovereign or government:

treason

Meaning lack of bravery:

cowardice

Translation of desertion

Anagrams of desertion

detersion

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