Abandon

noun
ə'bændən

Noun

  • the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry

    “she danced with abandon”

    Similar:UnconstraintWantonness
    Type of:Unrestraint

  • a feeling of extreme emotional intensity

    Similar:Wildness
    Type of:PassionPassionateness

Verb

  • stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims

    “He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage”

  • forsake, leave behind

    “We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot”

    Type of:TossDiscardDispose

  • leave behind empty; move out of

    Similar:EmptyVacate
    Type of:Leave

  • leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

    Similar:DesertDesolateForsake
    Type of:Leave

  • give up with the intent of never claiming again

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