abandonment

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /əˈbændənmənt/ UK /əˈbændənmənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the act of giving up or deserting something or someone completely

The child's abandonment left a lasting scar on her trust.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of giving up or... desertion derelictionforsakingrelinquishmentrenunciation surrender jettison

Opposites

retention maintenance continuation support

Word family

Related forms abandon abandoned

Etymology

From abandon + -ment, the verb from Old French abandoner ('to surrender, give up'), from the phrase à bandon ('at one's discretion, under another's control'), from ban ('decree, jurisdiction'), of Frankish origin.

abandoner Old French *bann Proto-Germanic

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# abandonment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈbændənmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈbændənmənt/

## Meanings
1. the act of giving up or deserting something or someone completely

## Examples
- The child's abandonment left a lasting scar on her trust.

## Synonyms
- desertion
- dereliction
- forsaking
- relinquishment
- renunciation
- surrender
- jettison

## Antonyms
- retention
- maintenance
- continuation
- support

## Related Forms
- abandon
- abandoned

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: abandoner
- Root: *bann

## Etymology
From abandon + -ment, the verb from Old French abandoner ('to surrender, give up'), from the phrase à bandon ('at one's discretion, under another's control'), from ban ('decree, jurisdiction'), of Frankish origin.

## AI Etymology
Abandonment is from abandon + -ment, the verb from Old French abandoner ('to surrender, give up'), from the phrase à bandon ('at one's discretion, under another's control'), from ban ('decree, jurisdiction'), of Frankish origin. Important recorded forms include abandoner (Old French) and *bann (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the act of giving up or deserting something or someone completely. The wider family includes related words such as abandon and abandoned.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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