forsaking

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noun

The act by which somebody is forsaken; an abandonment.

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giving upabandonmentdesertion
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of forsake
nounforsaking (plural forsakings)

plural forsakings

  1. The act by which somebody is forsaken; an abandonment.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of forsaking

Similar
giving up
Broader
renunciationforgoingforswearing

nounthe act of giving something up

Similar
abandonmentdesertion
Broader
rejection
Also see
abandonmentdesertion

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

forsaking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forsaking

MLA

“forsaking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forsaking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forsaking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forsaking.

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