desertion

desertion is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of deserting or forsaking; abandonment of a service, a cause, a party, a friend, or any post of duty; the quitting of one's duties willfully and without right; esp., an absconding from military or naval service. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of deserting or forsaking; abandonment of a service, a cause, a party, a friend, or any post of duty; the quitting of one's duties willfully and without right; esp., an absconding from military or naval service.
2. noun. The state of being forsaken; desolation; as, the king in his desertion.
3. noun. Abandonment by God; spiritual despondency.
4. noun. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

   "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"

   Synonyms: abandonment, defection

5. noun. the act of giving something up

   Synonyms: abandonment, forsaking

Synonyms

abandonment, defection, forsaking

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in desertion:

detersion

Common word forms

desertions

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