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desertion

3 syllables
noun
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As a noun, desertion means the act of deserting.

Meanings of desertion

3 meanings

noun

  1. The act of deserting.

  2. Withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

    “his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless”

    Similar: abandonment, defection

  3. The act of giving something up

    Similar: abandonment, forsaking

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or respons…
abandonmentdefection
noun: the act of giving something up
abandonmentforsaking

Words that rhyme with desertion

coercionexertioninsertionassertionreassertion

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