abandonment
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4.9
- noun
- /əˈbændənmənt/
:
abandono
- Their emotional growth was clearly compromised by their abandonment.
- child abandonment
- fear of abandonment
- feelings of abandonment
They threaten abandonment and that's how they keep their power.
- They threaten abandonment and that's how they keep their power.
- So you'll see frantic attempts to avoid abandonment, frantic attempts to keep people close.
- You probably have abandonment issues, attachment issues.
- A lot of it is tied into feeling sort of fears of abandonment and fears of rejection.
- Man who is terrified of rejection and abandonment.
- Oh, what I really feel is loss or what I really feel is abandonment right now.
- And I write stories where the central character's wound is emotional abandonment.
- Deep fear of abandonment that anybody that gets to know me leaves me.
- The stigma of AIDS is vicious, especially for women, and the punishment is abandonment.
- Limerance can be heightened by passion, chemistry, but also triggered by abandonment.
- Because here's God who's entered into the worst that human beings can go through, the abandonment, betrayal and, and suffering and death.
Examples
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Because of that, this was where a high occurrence of child abandonment took place.
Fiction book (2001) -
Deep fear of abandonment that anybody that gets to know me leaves me.
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So clearly he feels the abandonment from his father.
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Just a fear of abandonment by you guys.
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All of us, at some level, struggle with abandonment to some degree.
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You probably have abandonment issues, attachment issues.
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Broken homes, mental and physical abuse, abandonment by or death of a parent.
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And there's the fear of abandonment, fear of losing a loved one.
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Friction and tension may be developing within the family, along with other issues such as abandonment.
Academic text (1997) -
His abandonment by both parents led to deep emotional scars that he struggles with today.
Synonyms
100
3.5
Not caring for someone or something that needs care
28
7.9
Leaving a country, group, or cause to join an opposing one
20
6.2
Leaving someone, a place, or a duty when you should stay to help
12
6.0
Becoming quiet and less involved with other people
1
8.2
The act of giving up a right, position, or responsibility
1
6.5
The act of stopping a connection or ending involvement with something
1
8.2
A building or place left empty and not taken care of
1
7.4
Giving up someone or something and leaving them behind
Refusing to accept someone or something as your own
Abandoning a group or cause for personal gain
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Abandonment comes from Old French parts a- and bandon, where bandon means 'control' or 'power'. So abandoning a person is like giving up control or help and leaving them without protection or support.