Definition of desertion in English:

desertion

noun dɪˈzəːʃndəˈzərʃ(ə)n

mass noun

1The action of deserting a person, cause, or organization.
I resented what I saw as my parents' desertion
such a desertion of the cause of freedom was unthinkable
Example sentencesExamples
- Any desertion on Edith's part is terminated by Robert agreeing to the separation.
- We confined our trapping to the late stages of incubation to minimize nest desertion due to trapping procedures.
- The desertion of the small family farm constitutes the largest population movement in American history.
- Novels of alienation and misery are common currency, tales of abuse, violence and desertion are run-of-the-mill stuff for British fiction.
- The wife may ask for divorce based on impotence, non-support, and desertion or lengthy absence.
- Desertion, arson and poor or slow work were the most common ways of showing resistance by slaves.
- Spousal desertion automatically invokes this right.
- Does the past success of the brood influence the timing of mate desertion?
- Ultimately, "want of confidence" turned into actual desertion.
- However, separation and desertion remain far more common.
- High densities of argasid ticks have been linked to egg and seabird nestlings desertion and lower survival of Cattle Egrets.
- They tell their own story of desertions, food rationing, shortage of ammunition and other difficulties.
- Thus the idea of desertion runs through both the frame narrative and the inner story of "On Greenhow Hill."
- Paradoxically, the distrust is further fuelled by the desertion of an assistant counsel on the team last month.
- His guilt about his desertion of the weaker boy was to provide the story of his television play Old Flames.
- Divorce can be obtained on the bases of adultery, intolerable behavior, desertion, and de facto separation.
- She plans to crash the party and reveal that she is Godfrey's wife so that she can avenge Godfrey's desertion.
- Desertion was recognized if one or both parents were not seen at the nest for at least two consecutive nest checks.
- Often the socio-economic implications arising out of desertions by the spouse is overlooked by society.
- When desertion was only suspected after two checks, further checks were conducted until the status of the nest became clear.
Synonyms
abandonment, leaving, forsaking
betrayal, neglect, shunning
stranding, jilting
relinquishment, renunciation
defection, reneging, betrayal
renunciation, repudiation, forswearing, relinquishment, abjuration
apostasy
absconding, running away, decamping, flight, fleeing, flying, bolting, turning tail, truancy, going absent without leave, taking French leave, departure, escape, dereliction
defection, treason, betrayal, cowardice
informal going AWOL
1. 1.1Military The action of illegally leaving the armed forces.
  three officers were shot for desertion
  count noun the number of desertions was rising
  Example sentencesExamples
  According to the CBS News programme 60 Minutes, there have been 5,500 desertions amongst US troops.
  In 1921 King George V granted him a pardon on the desertion charge.
  He just finished serving 30 days in jail for his 1965 desertion.
  There was not an instance of desertion in the battalion.
  Congress first offered service pensions to officers in 1781, in order to prevent mass desertion.

Rhymes

animadversion, aspersion, assertion, aversion, bioconversion, Cistercian, coercion, conversion, disconcertion, dispersion, diversion, emersion, excursion, exertion, extroversion, immersion, incursion, insertion, interspersion, introversion, Persian, perversion, submersion, subversion, tertian, version

Definition of desertion in US English:

desertion

noundəˈzərʃ(ə)ndəˈzərSH(ə)n

1The action of deserting a person, cause, or organization.
I resented what I saw as my parents' desertion
such a desertion of the cause of freedom was unthinkable
Example sentencesExamples
- Thus the idea of desertion runs through both the frame narrative and the inner story of "On Greenhow Hill."
- Desertion was recognized if one or both parents were not seen at the nest for at least two consecutive nest checks.
- Paradoxically, the distrust is further fuelled by the desertion of an assistant counsel on the team last month.
- Ultimately, "want of confidence" turned into actual desertion.
- His guilt about his desertion of the weaker boy was to provide the story of his television play Old Flames.
- Spousal desertion automatically invokes this right.
- Divorce can be obtained on the bases of adultery, intolerable behavior, desertion, and de facto separation.
- The wife may ask for divorce based on impotence, non-support, and desertion or lengthy absence.
- However, separation and desertion remain far more common.
- When desertion was only suspected after two checks, further checks were conducted until the status of the nest became clear.
- Desertion, arson and poor or slow work were the most common ways of showing resistance by slaves.
- The desertion of the small family farm constitutes the largest population movement in American history.
- Often the socio-economic implications arising out of desertions by the spouse is overlooked by society.
- She plans to crash the party and reveal that she is Godfrey's wife so that she can avenge Godfrey's desertion.
- They tell their own story of desertions, food rationing, shortage of ammunition and other difficulties.
- Any desertion on Edith's part is terminated by Robert agreeing to the separation.
- Does the past success of the brood influence the timing of mate desertion?
- High densities of argasid ticks have been linked to egg and seabird nestlings desertion and lower survival of Cattle Egrets.
- We confined our trapping to the late stages of incubation to minimize nest desertion due to trapping procedures.
- Novels of alienation and misery are common currency, tales of abuse, violence and desertion are run-of-the-mill stuff for British fiction.
Synonyms
abandonment, leaving, forsaking
defection, reneging, betrayal
absconding, running away, decamping, flight, fleeing, flying, bolting, turning tail, truancy, going absent without leave, taking french leave, departure, escape, dereliction
1. 1.1Military The action of illegally leaving the armed forces.
  three officers were shot for desertion
  the number of desertions was rising
  Example sentencesExamples
  There was not an instance of desertion in the battalion.
  Congress first offered service pensions to officers in 1781, in order to prevent mass desertion.
  He just finished serving 30 days in jail for his 1965 desertion.
  In 1921 King George V granted him a pardon on the desertion charge.
  According to the CBS News programme 60 Minutes, there have been 5,500 desertions amongst US troops.

词汇	desertion
释义	Definition of desertion in English: desertion noun dɪˈzəːʃndəˈzərʃ(ə)n mass noun 1The action of deserting a person, cause, or organization. I resented what I saw as my parents' desertion such a desertion of the cause of freedom was unthinkable Example sentencesExamples Any desertion on Edith's part is terminated by Robert agreeing to the separation. We confined our trapping to the late stages of incubation to minimize nest desertion due to trapping procedures. The desertion of the small family farm constitutes the largest population movement in American history. Novels of alienation and misery are common currency, tales of abuse, violence and desertion are run-of-the-mill stuff for British fiction. The wife may ask for divorce based on impotence, non-support, and desertion or lengthy absence. Desertion, arson and poor or slow work were the most common ways of showing resistance by slaves. Spousal desertion automatically invokes this right. Does the past success of the brood influence the timing of mate desertion? Ultimately, "want of confidence" turned into actual desertion. However, separation and desertion remain far more common. High densities of argasid ticks have been linked to egg and seabird nestlings desertion and lower survival of Cattle Egrets. They tell their own story of desertions, food rationing, shortage of ammunition and other difficulties. Thus the idea of desertion runs through both the frame narrative and the inner story of "On Greenhow Hill." Paradoxically, the distrust is further fuelled by the desertion of an assistant counsel on the team last month. His guilt about his desertion of the weaker boy was to provide the story of his television play Old Flames. Divorce can be obtained on the bases of adultery, intolerable behavior, desertion, and de facto separation. She plans to crash the party and reveal that she is Godfrey's wife so that she can avenge Godfrey's desertion. Desertion was recognized if one or both parents were not seen at the nest for at least two consecutive nest checks. Often the socio-economic implications arising out of desertions by the spouse is overlooked by society. When desertion was only suspected after two checks, further checks were conducted until the status of the nest became clear. Synonyms abandonment, leaving, forsaking betrayal, neglect, shunning stranding, jilting relinquishment, renunciation defection, reneging, betrayal renunciation, repudiation, forswearing, relinquishment, abjuration apostasy absconding, running away, decamping, flight, fleeing, flying, bolting, turning tail, truancy, going absent without leave, taking French leave, departure, escape, dereliction defection, treason, betrayal, cowardice informal going AWOL 1.1Military The action of illegally leaving the armed forces. three officers were shot for desertion count noun the number of desertions was rising Example sentencesExamples According to the CBS News programme 60 Minutes, there have been 5,500 desertions amongst US troops. In 1921 King George V granted him a pardon on the desertion charge. He just finished serving 30 days in jail for his 1965 desertion. There was not an instance of desertion in the battalion. Congress first offered service pensions to officers in 1781, in order to prevent mass desertion. Rhymes animadversion, aspersion, assertion, aversion, bioconversion, Cistercian, coercion, conversion, disconcertion, dispersion, diversion, emersion, excursion, exertion, extroversion, immersion, incursion, insertion, interspersion, introversion, Persian, perversion, submersion, subversion, tertian, version Definition of desertion in US English: desertion noundəˈzərʃ(ə)ndəˈzərSH(ə)n 1The action of deserting a person, cause, or organization. I resented what I saw as my parents' desertion such a desertion of the cause of freedom was unthinkable Example sentencesExamples Thus the idea of desertion runs through both the frame narrative and the inner story of "On Greenhow Hill." Desertion was recognized if one or both parents were not seen at the nest for at least two consecutive nest checks. Paradoxically, the distrust is further fuelled by the desertion of an assistant counsel on the team last month. Ultimately, "want of confidence" turned into actual desertion. His guilt about his desertion of the weaker boy was to provide the story of his television play Old Flames. Spousal desertion automatically invokes this right. Divorce can be obtained on the bases of adultery, intolerable behavior, desertion, and de facto separation. The wife may ask for divorce based on impotence, non-support, and desertion or lengthy absence. However, separation and desertion remain far more common. When desertion was only suspected after two checks, further checks were conducted until the status of the nest became clear. Desertion, arson and poor or slow work were the most common ways of showing resistance by slaves. The desertion of the small family farm constitutes the largest population movement in American history. Often the socio-economic implications arising out of desertions by the spouse is overlooked by society. She plans to crash the party and reveal that she is Godfrey's wife so that she can avenge Godfrey's desertion. They tell their own story of desertions, food rationing, shortage of ammunition and other difficulties. Any desertion on Edith's part is terminated by Robert agreeing to the separation. Does the past success of the brood influence the timing of mate desertion? High densities of argasid ticks have been linked to egg and seabird nestlings desertion and lower survival of Cattle Egrets. We confined our trapping to the late stages of incubation to minimize nest desertion due to trapping procedures. Novels of alienation and misery are common currency, tales of abuse, violence and desertion are run-of-the-mill stuff for British fiction. Synonyms abandonment, leaving, forsaking defection, reneging, betrayal absconding, running away, decamping, flight, fleeing, flying, bolting, turning tail, truancy, going absent without leave, taking french leave, departure, escape, dereliction 1.1Military The action of illegally leaving the armed forces. three officers were shot for desertion the number of desertions was rising Example sentencesExamples There was not an instance of desertion in the battalion. Congress first offered service pensions to officers in 1781, in order to prevent mass desertion. He just finished serving 30 days in jail for his 1965 desertion. In 1921 King George V granted him a pardon on the desertion charge. According to the CBS News programme 60 Minutes, there have been 5,500 desertions amongst US troops.
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