abdication Syllabification: (ab·di·ca·tion)Pronunciation: /ˌabdiˈkāSHən/Translate abdication | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of abdication noun 1an act of abdicating or renouncing the throne:Edward VIII did not marry until after his abdication 2failure to fulfill a responsibility or duty:we are witnessing an abdication of responsibility on the part of state governmentsabdication in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of abdication in the British & World English dictionary
