Abandons
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Abandons
verb
- To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
- To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
- To leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility.
"Many baby girls have been abandoned on the streets of Beijing."
- To subdue; to take control of.
- To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject.
noun
- A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences.
- Abandonment; relinquishment.
noun
- (British slang) Abandoned children; foundlings.
- (British slang) Prostitutes.
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abandonmentlibertinismprofligacyunconstraintunrestraintwantonness