abandon
/ə'bændən/
nounverb
7 letters3 syllables10 points in Scrabble®13 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS7
NOUN
1
A feeling of extreme emotional intensity.
2
VERBThe trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry.
“she danced with abandon”
1
Leave behind empty; move out of.
2
Stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims.
“He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage”
3
Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch.
4
Give up with the intent of never claiming again.
5
Forsake, leave behind.
“We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot”
WORD FORMS
Related formabandonment
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®10 points
Words With Friends®13 points
Double word20 points
Triple word30 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinabandonway
Starts & ends withA … N
Syllablesa · ban · don
SYNONYMS & RELATED10
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