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- Dictionarydesertion/dɪˈzəːʃn/
noun
- 1. the action of deserting a person, cause, or organization: "I resented what I saw as my parents' desertion" Similar
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DESERTION definition: 1. the act of leaving the armed forces without permission: 2. the act of leaving someone behind in…. Learn more.
The meaning of DESERTION is an act of deserting; especially : the abandonment without consent or legal justification of a person, post, or relationship and the associated duties and obligations. How to use desertion in a sentence.
DESERTION meaning: 1. the act of leaving the armed forces without permission: 2. the act of leaving someone behind in…. Learn more.
noun. the act of deserting or abandoning or the state of being deserted or abandoned. law wilful abandonment, esp of one's spouse or children, without consent and in breach of obligations.
Definitions of desertion. noun. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility. synonyms: abandonment, defection. see more. noun. the act of giving something up. synonyms: abandonment, forsaking. see more.
noun. 1. the act of deserting or the state of being deserted. 2. Law. willful abandonment, esp. of one's wife or husband without consent, in violation of legal or moral obligations. 3. an act of leaving military service or duty without the intention of returning. Compare AWOL. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
[uncountable] the act of leaving somebody without help or support synonym abandonment (1) She felt betrayed by her husband's desertion. [uncountable] the act of going away from a place and leaving it empty. Industrialization led to the growth of cities and the desertion of villages.
