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abandon

(/@/'b/&/nd/@/n )

the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry(noun.attribute)

Example:
She danced with abandon.

Synonym:
unconstraint, wantonness

source: wordnet30
a feeling of extreme emotional intensity(noun.feeling)

Synonym:
wildness

source: wordnet30
Abandonment; relinquishment.(noun)

source: webster1913
A complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom from artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease.(noun)

source: webster1913

forsake, leave behind(verb.possession)

Example:
We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot.

source: wordnet30
give up with the intent of never claiming again(verb.possession)

Example:
Abandon your life to God.

Synonym:
give up

source: wordnet30
leave behind empty; move out of(verb.motion)

Synonym:
empty, vacate

source: wordnet30
stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims(verb.cognition)

Example:
He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage.

source: wordnet30
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
desert, desolate, forsake

source: wordnet30
To cast or drive out; to banish; to expel; to reject.(verb)

source: webster1913

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