Noun
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a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
"the wildness of his anger"
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the trait of lacking restraint or control
reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
"she danced with abandon"
Verb
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leave someone who needs or counts on you
leave in the lurch
"The mother deserted her children"
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stop maintaining or insisting on
of ideas or claims
"He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"
"Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"
- give up -
leave behind empty
move out of
"You must vacate your office by tonight"
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give up with the intent of never claiming again
"Abandon your life to God"
"She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"
"We gave the drowning victim up for dead"
- give up -
forsake, leave behind
"We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"