desertion
noun
[ dɪˈzəːʃn ]
• the action of deserting a person, cause, or organization.
• "I resented what I saw as my parents' desertion"
Similar:
abandonment,
leaving,
forsaking,
betrayal,
neglect,
shunning,
stranding,
jilting,
relinquishment,
renunciation,
defection,
reneging,
repudiation,
forswearing,
abjuration,
apostasy,
absconding,
running away,
decamping,
flight,
fleeing,
flying,
bolting,
turning tail,
truancy,
going absent without leave,
taking French leave,
departure,
escape,
dereliction,
treason,
cowardice,
going AWOL,
