Origin: Latin suffix -ment
Abandonment has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
the act of giving something up
"After years of neglect, the city finally ordered the abandonment of the crumbling bridge to prevent further accidents."
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
"his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
"After years of neglect, he filed papers for the abandonment of his vacant lot rather than trying to sell it."
The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
"The sudden abandonment of the project left the entire team feeling betrayed and without direction."
The word abandonment comes from French, where it originally meant leaving something under the authority or jurisdiction of another person. It is formed by combining the verb to abandon with the suffix -ment.