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abandonment(noun, act, keep, disregard, failure)
13
defection(noun, failure, failing, rejection, withdrawal)
11
flight(noun, break, escape, retreat, loss)
10
escape(noun, retreat, loss, away, departure)
9
dereliction(noun, disregard, failure, failing, departure)
9
relinquishment(noun, rejection, abandonment, disappearance, relinquishment)
9
renunciation(noun, rejection, abandonment, disappearance, relinquishment)
8
disaffection(noun, failure, failing, rejection, withdrawal)
8
withdrawal(noun, break, failure, escape, retreat)
7
apostasy(noun, failure, failing, rejection, withdrawal)
7
betrayal(noun, departure, abandonment, disappearance, renunciation)
7
secession(noun, abandonment, disappearance, relinquishment, absconding)
6
backsliding(noun, failure, failing, rejection, withdrawal)
6
disappearance(noun, break, loss, freedom, departure)
6
disavowal(noun, abandonment, disappearance, renunciation, absconding)
6
evasion(noun, break, escape, freedom, departure)
6
leaving(noun, escape, retreat, departure, exit)
6
recreancy(noun, failure, failing, rejection, withdrawal)
6
rejection(noun, failure, failing, withdrawal, abandonment)
6
resignation(noun, rejection, abandonment, disappearance, relinquishment)
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