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desertion: withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"

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tergiversation collapse

irreverence collapse: a disrespectful act; an irreverent mental attitude

atheism collapse: a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods; the doctrine or belief that there is no God

hegira collapse: the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year

disloyalty collapse: the quality of being disloyal

deserter collapse: a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post); a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

French leave collapse: an abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying farewell)

secession collapse: formal separation from an alliance or federation; the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War; an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s

fall from grace collapse: revert back to bad behavior after a period of good behavior; "The children fell from grace when they asked for several helpings of dessert"

AWOL collapse: one who is away or absent without leave; having deserted your post or station without leave

treason collapse: a crime that undermines the offender's government; disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior

disappearance collapse: the act of leaving secretly or without explanation; the event of passing out of sight; ceasing to exist; "he regretted the disappearance of Greek from school curricula"; "what was responsible for the disappearance of the rainforest?"; "the disappearance of resistance at very low temperatures"

schism collapse: division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"; the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences

elopement collapse: the act of running away with a lover (usually to get married)

betrayal collapse: the quality of aiding an enemy

walkout collapse: the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest; "there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak"; a strike in which the workers walk out

recidivism collapse: habitual relapse into crime

deserted collapse: remote from civilization; "the victim was lured to a deserted spot"

renunciation collapse: the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.); an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned

breakaway collapse: the act of breaking away or withdrawing from; "there was a breakaway by the discontented members"; "a breaking away from family and neighborhood"; having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction"

cop out collapse

desolation collapse

dereliction collapse: willful negligence

apostasy collapse: the act of abandoning a party or cause; the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)

defection collapse

backsliding collapse: a failure to maintain a higher state

bargain collapse: an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"; an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"; come to terms; arrive at an agreement

yielding collapse: tending to give in or surrender or agree; "too yielding to make a stand against any encroachments"- V.I.Parrington; lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure; "a deep yielding layer of foam rubber"; inclined to yield to argument or influence or control; "a timid yielding person"

baseness collapse: unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values

give-and-take collapse

concession collapse: a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park"; the act of conceding or yielding; a point conceded or yielded; "they won all the concessions they asked for"

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