desertions
Leaving without permission
Desertions are acts of abandoning a duty, post, or allegiance.
The word appears most often in military contexts, where desertion means leaving service without permission: Desertions increased as the war dragged on.
It extends to any abandonment of obligation or loyalty: Her desertions of friends in need became a pattern.
Deliberate violation of trust
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- defectionAbandoning one's loyalty
- perfidyDeliberate breach of trust
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
unfaithfulness · backstabbing · double-cross · breach of trust · apostasy · faithlessness · turncoat · reneging
Absent without permission
- defectionAbandoning one's loyalty
- court-martialArmed forces judicial proceeding
- treasonBetraying one's nation
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
leave · fleeing · retreat · decampment · exodus · flight · escape · soldier
Renouncing or abandoning completely
- derelictionAbandonment of duty
- neglectFailure to provide care
- relinquishmentFormal giving up
- withdrawalAct of taking away
renunciation · repudiation · abdication · resignation · surrender · disownment · vacancy · disuse
Emotional separation between people
- alienationState of being isolated
- separationState of being apart
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
walking out · leaving · heartbreak · forlorn · bereft · neglected · abandoned · jilted
treachery
Deliberate violation of trust
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- defectionAbandoning one's loyalty
- perfidyDeliberate breach of trust
infidelity · unfaithfulness · backstabbing · double-cross · breach of trust · apostasy · faithlessness · turncoat · reneging · broken vows
AWOL
Absent without permission
- defectionAbandoning one's loyalty
- court-martialArmed forces judicial proceeding
- treasonBetraying one's nation
discharge · leave · fleeing · retreat · decampment · exodus · flight · escape · soldier · troops
forsaking
Renouncing or abandoning completely
- derelictionAbandonment of duty
- neglectFailure to provide care
- relinquishmentFormal giving up
withdrawal · renunciation · repudiation · abdication · resignation · surrender · disownment · vacancy · disuse · cessation
estrangement
Emotional separation between people
- alienationState of being isolated
- separationState of being apart
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
breakup · walking out · leaving · heartbreak · forlorn · bereft · neglected · abandoned · jilted · spurned
- warfarebattle, combat, attack, war, armed conflict
- Civil War Infantryfoot soldiers, riflemen, battle formations, battle lines, skirmishers
desertionsenlistments
Acts of joining service
re-enlistments · commissions · inductions · conscriptions · sign-ups
desertionsloyalty
Faithful commitment to another
allegiance · steadfastness · faithfulness · devotion · fidelity
desertionsenlistments
Acts of joining service
reenlistments · tours of duty · deployments · commissions · active duty