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