2
disowning(verb, ridding, relinquishing)
2
dropping(verb, ridding, abandoning)
2
forsake
2
jettison(rejection, desertion)
2
releasing(verb, ridding, relinquishing)
2
renouncing(verb, ridding, relinquishing)
2
resigning(verb, relinquishing, abandoning)
2
shedding(verb, ridding, relinquishing)
2
tergiversation(noun, failure, retreat, failing, abandonment)
2
waiving(verb, ridding, relinquishing)
2
withdrawal(failure, retreat, failing, rejection, abandonment)
1
abdication(noun, rejection, desertion)
1
abrogation(retreat, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal)
1
absconding(retreat, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal)
1
avoidance(retreat, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal)
1
backsliding(failure, retreat, failing, rejection, withdrawal)
1
bolt
1
canceling(verb, ridding)
1
castoff(retreat, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal)
1
cessation
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