abandoning

Meanings

• Verb

  To give up or renounce (something, especially a claim or responsibility); forsake.

  - "After losing the election, the candidate refused to abandon his campaign."
  - "The parents were forced to abandon their house due to a flood."

• Verb

  To leave or desert (someone or something) in a state of poverty, need, or distress.

  - "The villagers were abandoning their homes due to the ongoing war."
  - "The children were abandoned by their parents in an orphanage."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with abandoning
drawning , prawning , rawning

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Variants

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abandon , abandoned , abandoner , abandoners , abandoning , abandons

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Forms

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abandons, abandoned, abandoning, abandons, abandoned, abandoning

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Etymology

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Originally meant ‘to leave a place’, from Old French abandoun ‘abdication’, from abander ‘to leave’, from a ‘away’ + bandon ‘keeping’, from ban ‘keep’.

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Trivia

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1. The term ‘abandoned’ is often used to describe abandoned buildings or structures.

2. In the Bible, Hagar and Ishmael were abandoned in the desert, but were later saved by an angel.

3. The term ‘abandonment issues’ was popularized by attachment theory, which suggests that a child’s attachment style is shaped by their experiences of being abandoned or neglected.

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Related Concepts

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1. Abandonment issues: Refers to the emotional difficulties that arise when a person has experienced abandonment or the fear of abandonment in their past. These issues can manifest as anxiety, depression, and difficulty forming and maintaining relationships.

2. Abandonment syndrome: A psychological condition characterized by feelings of grief, loss, and confusion following the sudden or prolonged separation from a significant relationship, such as a romantic partner or caregiver. Symptoms may include depression, anxiety, and difficulty adjusting to the new situation.

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Culture

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In literature, abandoning is often used to describe the act of leaving something or someone behind, often with a sense of regret or loss. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, the character Nick Carraway describes how 'they were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.', implying that they had abandoned their responsibilities and left others to suffer the consequences.

How to Memorize "abandoning"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine yourself walking away from a situation or person, leaving it behind.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the feeling of giving up or letting go.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: ‘Abandon means to Always Bring Down One’s Own Negligence And Neglect.’

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