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Desertion Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Desertion has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

"his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"

2

the act of giving something up

3

The act of deserting.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
withdrawal rejection
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
abscondment absence without leave deviationism exposure apostasy bolt
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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