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abandonment
(aban¦don|ment)
Pronunciation:
/əˈbandənm(ə)nt/
noun
[
mass noun
]
the action or fact of abandoning or being abandoned:
she had a feeling of utter abandonment and loneliness
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self-abandonment (also self-abandon)
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