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abandonment

/əˈbændənmənt/noun

उच्चारण अबैन्डन्मन्ट

परित्याग, त्याग, छोड़ देना

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noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    the act of leaving a person, thing or place with no intention of returning

    परित्याग, त्याग, छोड़ देना

    • the abandonment of children
    • Animal lovers protested against the abandonment of pets on highways.
    • The abandonment of the old factory left many workers jobless.
    + 2 more examples
    • Charities work to prevent the abandonment of elderly parents.
    • The sudden abandonment of the village was caused by the flood.

    Synonyms desertion neglect leaving forsaking jilting

    Opposite care support protection retention

  2. 2

    [U]

    the act of giving up an idea or stopping an activity with no intention of returning to it

    (योजना का) परित्याग

    • the abandonment of the project
    • Repeated rain led to the abandonment of the match.
    • The abandonment of the search came after three days of heavy rain.
    + 2 more examples
    • Lack of funds forced the abandonment of the bridge project.
    • Fans were disappointed by the abandonment of the cricket final.

    Synonyms discontinuation cancellation dropping renunciation

    Opposite continuation adoption

◇Word family
abandon verb, nounabandoned adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

desertion neglect leaving forsaking jilting discontinuation cancellation dropping renunciation

Antonyms

care support protection retention continuation adoption

AaSpelling

a·ban·don·ment

With -don- (not 'abandonement').

-don- के साथ ('abandonement' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the leave words together: abandon (leave completely), desert (leave a person or place, especially when wrong), forsake (literary, leave somebody who needs you), relinquish (give up power or a claim).

छोड़ने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: abandon (पूरी तरह छोड़ना), desert (व्यक्ति या जगह छोड़ना, विशेषकर गलत तरीके से), forsake (साहित्यिक, ज़रूरतमंद को छोड़ना), relinquish (शक्ति या दावा छोड़ना)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

With (wild) abandon (in a free, uncontrolled way: 'They danced with abandon').

Idiom 'with (wild) abandon' (स्वच्छंद, बेलगाम ढंग से: 'They danced with abandon')।