abandono

Definitions of abandono
  1. noun
    withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
    synonyms: defección, deserción
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    types:
    desviacionismo
    ideological defection from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)
    type of:
    retirada
    the act of withdrawing
  2. noun
    the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
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    rechazo
    getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable
    type of:
    disposición
    the act or means of getting rid of something
  3. noun
    the act of giving something up
    synonyms: desamparo, desasistencia, deserción
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    types:
    apostasía
    the act of abandoning a party for cause
    type of:
    rechazo
    the act of rejecting something
  4. noun
    failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
    synonyms: dejadez, descuido, desidia, despreocupación, incuria, negligencia
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    types:
    delincuencia
    willful negligence
    evasión
    nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
    descarte, escamoteo, milicia
    the evasion of work or duty
    type of:
    malogro
    an act that does not achieve its intended goal
  5. noun
    sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
    synonyms: desolación, soledad
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    type of:
    desdicha, melancolía, tristeza
    emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
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