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# abandonment

noun (abandonment — usually uncountable)

«abandonment» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Abandonment is leaving someone or something behind for ever, especially when you should have cared for them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abandonment/#m1)
2. Abandonment is giving up a plan or activity completely, as in the abandonment of the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abandonment/#m2)
3. (formal) Abandonment is acting wildly and freely without control, as in dancing with abandonment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abandonment/#m3)
4. Abandonment can also mean giving yourself up completely to a feeling or a high ideal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abandonment/#m4)

### In the lessons

In stories, the abandonment of a child or pet is a sad event; animal charities fight pet abandonment. In history, towns and castles fell into ruin after their abandonment. In sport, a match can be abandoned because of rain. In law, abandonment of a child or animal is a crime.

### Examples

- Pet abandonment rises after the holidays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abandonment/#x1)
- The abandonment of the village left the houses empty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abandonment/#x2)
- Rain led to the abandonment of the cricket match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abandonment/#x3)
- The orphan in the story felt the pain of abandonment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abandonment/#x4)
- The castle fell into ruin after its abandonment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abandonment/#x5)
- The team decided on the abandonment of the old plan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abandonment/#x6)
- It is the lofty abandonment of self for the dawning of the beautiful in the soul! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abandonment/#x7)

### Note

Usually uncountable. Related: abandon (verb), abandoned (adjective). This is a formal word; in everyday talk people say left or given up. Spelling: abandon + ment.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «abandonment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abandonment/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«abandonment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/abandonment.html) on Mova free.