DESERTION - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
Example: his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless
Categories: Withdrawal
Synonyms
Abandonment, Defection, Forsaking, Desertion
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "desertion" was borrowed from Middle French désertion.
🧩 Fun Fact
For 300 years after 1066, French was the language of English courts and nobility.