Word of The Day: Abandon

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"ABANDON"

Pronounce: əˈbandən


Definitions:

Verb: 
  1. Give up completely (a course of action, a practice, or a way of thinking).
  2. Cease to support or look after (someone); desert.
  3. Allow oneself to indulge in (a desire or impulse).
Noun:
  1. Complete lack of inhibition or restraint.
Examples:
  1. She sings and sways with total abandon.
  2. We can't go wild and start attacking with total abandon.
  3. The devices are now being used with reckless abandon.
  4. Never had I seen him move with such abandon, such reckless expression of his feelings.
  5. When one party is in power, they spend with reckless abandon.




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