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Noun
Definition: the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"
Definition: A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences.
Verb
Definition: forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
Definition: 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"
Definition: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"
Definition: 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"
Definition: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
Definition: To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.