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The action or fact of abandoning or fleeing from a place or group
“The desertion of his comrades in danger is, and ever should be, construed as the basest and most heinous crime possible to a soldier.”
The action of deserting a person, cause, or organization
“Lois soon learns that her son had long known of her husband's shameful desertion of his family.”
The action or fact of renouncing or disavowing an agreement or obligation
“He was all the more determined to avoid any conduct that could possibly be interpreted as a desertion of his commitment to reform.”
The action of betraying a person, cause, or organization
“He spoke of his failings, his desertion of his beliefs, and his surrender to his desire for fame.”
The act or state of shunning or deserting a person
The state of not being where one is supposed to be, especially frequently or without good reason
The act of not paying the proper care or attention to something
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