Desertion Synonyms & Definitions

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• DesertionDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) The act of deserting or forsaking; abandonment of a service, a cause, a party, a friend, or any post of duty; the quitting of ones duties willfully and without right; esp., an absconding from military or naval service.
2. (n.) The state of being forsaken; desolation; as, the king in his desertion.
3. (n.) Abandonment by God; spiritual despondency.