Plural for 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.”
Plural for 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.”
Plural for 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.”
Plural for 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.”
Plural for the action of leaving, especially to start a journey
Plural for the state of not being where one is supposed to be, especially frequently or without good reason
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