forsaking
1. the act of forsaking • Syn: giving up • Derivationally related forms: forsake • Hypernyms: renunciation, forgoing, forswearing 2. the act of giving something up • Syn: abandonment, desertion • Derivationally related forms: desert (for: desertion), abandon (for: abandonment) • Hypernyms: rejection • Hyponyms: exposure, apostasy, tergiversation, bolt
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