abandonment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˈbeə̯n.d(ə)n.m(ə)nt/ æ-raising
- /əˈbɛə̯n.d(ə)n.m(ə)nt/ æ-raising
- /əˈbæn.d(ə)n.m(ə)nt/ without æ-raising
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Etymology
Borrowed from French abandonnement, from abandonner (“to abandon, relinquish”). abandonner was originally equivalent to mettre à bandon (“to leave to the jurisdiction, i.e. of another”), bandon being from Medieval Latin bandum, bannum (“order, decree, ban”). Equivalent to abandon + -ment. (See also English banns.)
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
The fate of the railway from Ballater to Braemar has been invested with an air of mystery, which has never been completely dispelled. It has been suggested that Queen Victoria was opposed to a railway in the vicinity of Balmoral Castle, and intervened personally to secure the abandonment of the line beyond Ballater.
1957 January 14, H. A. Vallance, “The Deeside Railway—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 6:To what are we reserved? An adequate compensation "for the sacrifice of powers the most nearly connected with us;"— an adequate compensation "for the direct or indirect annexation to France ot all the ports of the continent, from Dunkirk to Hamburgh;"— an adequate compensation "for the abandonment of the independence of Europe!"
1790-1800, Edmund Burke, Letters on a Regicide Peace:
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(countable, uncountable) The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.
Since he left her, she's suing him for divorce on grounds of abandonment.
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(countable, uncountable) An abandoned building or structure.
High-profile abandonments are harder to infiltrate for urban explorers due to their heightened security.
- (countable, uncountable) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author.
- (countable, uncountable) The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against.
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(countable, uncountable) The cessation of service on a particular segment of the lines of a common carrier, as granted by a government agency.
The railway was in fact shifted in 1937 a little to the west, over a distance of a quarter-mile, to make room for the by-pass at this point, but complete abandonment was firmly vetoed because of the proved strategic value of the line.
1955 March, T. B. Sands, “The Didcot, Newbury & Southampton Railway—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 191:
- (countable, uncountable) A refusal to receive freight so damaged in transit as to be worthless and render carrier liable for its value.
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(countable, uncountable) The self-surrender to an outside influence.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:abandonment.
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(countable, uncountable) Abandon; careless freedom or ease; surrender to one's emotions.
Roger, in terms of the strengths he brought to the band, was wild abandonment. So if Howard was in the pocket, Roger was bouncing off the walls, and Nancy was somewhere in the middle.
2008, Jake Brown, Heart: In the Studio:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| abandonments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
heed · acquisition · entertainment · watchfulness · welcome · solicitude · conviviality · reception · reclamation · correction · help · completion · vigilance · support · arrogation · care · hospitality · custody · maintenance · tenacity · retention
Deriveds
nonabandonment · reabandonment
Relateds
abandonee · abandoner · abandoned · abandonable
Synonyms
desertion · demission · relinquishment · defection · cession · dereliction · abnegation · surrender · abrogation · abdication · renunciation · abandoning · rejection · abjuration · resignation
Translations (130)
fr abandon (careless freedom) · ja 放棄 (act of abandoning) · fi hylkääminen (act of abandoning) · uk абандо́н (maritime law: relinquishment of a property to underwriters) · nl overlating (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege) · tl pagpapabayâ (act of abandoning) · nl verwaarlozing (voluntary leaving of a person) · nb oppgivelse (act of abandoning) · nb dereliksjon (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege) · ga tréigean (voluntary leaving of a person) · fi palautus (refusal to receive freight) · ga tréigean (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege) · gv faagailys (act of abandoning) · de Preisgabe (act of abandoning) · de Überlassen (act of abandoning) · he הפקרות (careless freedom) · ro renunțare (act of abandoning) · nl het in de steek laten (voluntary leaving of a person) · ru оставле́ние (voluntary leaving of a person) · yi אַוועקוואַרפֿונג (act of abandoning) · nl opgave (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege) · it abnegazione (careless freedom) · bg напускане (act of abandoning) · es dejación (act of abandoning) · ast abandonu (act of abandoning) · nl het prijsgeven (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege) · nl veronachtzaming (voluntary leaving of a person) · nb abandonering (voluntary leaving of a person) · he עזיבה (voluntary leaving of a person) · mt abbandun (act of abandoning) · nl het afstand doen van (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege) · ga tréigean (act of abandoning) · it rinuncia (cessation of service) · it rinuncia (refusal to receive freight) · nb opphør (cessation of service) · he ויתור (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege) · ko 포기 (act of abandoning) · nl achterlating (voluntary leaving of a person) · fi holtittomuus (careless freedom) · es desamparo (act of abandoning) · nb forlatelse (voluntary leaving of a person) · uk відмо́ва (act of abandoning) · es abandonamiento (act of abandoning) · nl vrachtweigering (refusal to receive freight) · sv uppgivande (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege) · nl overgave (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege) · ia abandono (careless freedom) · uk залишення (voluntary leaving of a person) · pt desolação (act of abandoning) · nl in de steek laten (act of abandoning) · ro abandon (act of abandoning) · fi hylkääminen (voluntary leaving of a person) · it rinuncia (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege) · mi mahuetanga (act of abandoning) · cs opuštění (act of abandoning) · pl abandon (act of abandoning) · ca abandó (act of abandoning) · ro renunțare (maritime law: relinquishment of a property to underwriters) · txb rilläññe (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege) · it rinuncia (maritime law: relinquishment of a property to underwriters) · fr désertion (act of abandoning) · fi palauttaminen (refusal to receive freight) · got 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌻𐌴𐍄 (act of abandoning) · it abbandono (voluntary leaving of a person) · el απάρνηση (act of abandoning) · nl abandonnement (maritime law: relinquishment of a property to underwriters) · fr désertion (cessation of service) · ar هَجْر (act of abandoning) · ru оставле́ние (act of abandoning) · sv övergivande (voluntary leaving of a person) · fi luopuminen (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege) · ru покида́ние (voluntary leaving of a person) · ka მიტოვება (act of abandoning) · nl nonchalence (careless freedom) · ga tréigean (maritime law: relinquishment of a property to underwriters) · pt abandono (act of abandoning) · it abbandono (careless freedom) · eo dezerteco (act of abandoning) · ru абандо́н (maritime law: relinquishment of a property to underwriters) · gv lhiggey lesh (act of abandoning) · nl uitbundigheid (careless freedom) · fi luovutus (maritime law: relinquishment of a property to underwriters) · ia abandono (voluntary leaving of a person) · mk напуштање (act of abandoning) · ia abandonamento (voluntary leaving of a person) · nl afstand (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege) · nb abandon (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege) · gl abandono (act of abandoning) · de Aufgabe (act of abandoning) · bg изоставяне (act of abandoning) · ja 放棄 (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege) · nn oppgjeving (act of abandoning) · nl verlating (act of abandoning) · nb abandonering (act of abandoning) · da opgivelse (act of abandoning) · eo natureco (act of abandoning) · ia abnegation (careless freedom) · sa त्यजस् (act of abandoning) · he נטישה (act of abandoning) · fi heitteillepano (act of abandoning) · te విడచివేయటం (act of abandoning) · nb abandon (maritime law: relinquishment of a property to underwriters) · ru отка́з (act of abandoning) · mwl abandono (act of abandoning) · nl ongedwongenheid (careless freedom) · it abbandono (act of abandoning) · he הפסקת פעילות (cessation of service) · sv övergivande (act of abandoning) · nl overlating (maritime law: relinquishment of a property to underwriters) · mi whakarerenga (act of abandoning) · fi lakkauttaminen (cessation of service) · ro abandonare (maritime law: relinquishment of a property to underwriters) · nl verlating (voluntary leaving of a person) · he הפקרה (act of abandoning) · it abbandono (cessation of service) · es abandono (act of abandoning) · ia abandono (act of abandoning) · ia abandonamento (act of abandoning) · uk абандон (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege) · el εγκατάλειψη (act of abandoning) · ia abandonamento (maritime law: relinquishment of a property to underwriters) · fi luovuttaminen (maritime law: relinquishment of a property to underwriters) · ru отка́з (relinquishment of a right, claim or privilege) · gv treigeilys (act of abandoning) · ar هِجْرَان (act of abandoning) · ro abandonare (act of abandoning) · rgn abandôn (act of abandoning) · nl achterlating (act of abandoning) · ar هُجْرَان (act of abandoning) · nl het laten zitten van (voluntary leaving of a person)