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(noun) wantonness, unconstraint
the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
she danced with abandon
(noun) wildness
a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
the wildness of his anger
(verb) give up
stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage; Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations
(verb) forsake, desert, desolate
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
The mother deserted her children
leave behind empty; move out of
You must vacate your office by tonight
(verb) give up
give up with the intent of never claiming again
Abandon your life to God; She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti; We gave the drowning victim up for dead