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   De·ser·tion

   /dəˈzərSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of deserting a person, cause, or organization: "I resented what I saw as my parents' desertion" Similar abandonmentleavingforsakingbetrayalneglectshunningstrandingjiltingrelinquishmentrenunciationdefectionrenegingbetrayalrenunciationrepudiationforswearingrelinquishmentabjurationapostasyabscondingrunning awaydecampingflightfleeingflyingboltingturning tailtruancygoing absent without leavetaking French leavedepartureescapederelictiondefectiontreasonbetrayalcowardiceinformal:going AWOL
   • ▪ the action of illegally leaving the armed forces: "three officers were shot for desertion"

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