Definition of desertions Desertions
/dɪzɚˈʃʌnz/ - [dizershunz] -
We found 3 definitions of desertions from 2 different sources.
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What does desertions mean?
Wiktionary 
- desertions (Noun)
Plural of desertion.
Part of speech
🔤- desertions, noun, plural of desertion.
WordNet
NounPlural: desertions |
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| desertion - withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless" | ||
| abandonment, defection | ||
| withdrawal the act of withdrawing; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam" | ||
| abscondment, decampment the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest) | ||
| absence without leave, unauthorized absence unauthorized military absence | ||
| desertion - the act of giving something up | ||
| abandonment, forsaking | ||
| rejection the act of rejecting something; "his proposals were met with rejection" | ||
| exposure the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience; "she denounced the exposure of children to pornography" | ||
| apostasy, tergiversation the act of abandoning a party for cause | ||
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Wiktionary
- desertion (Noun)
The act of deserting.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- desertion (n.)
The act of deserting or forsaking; abandonment of a service, a cause, a party, a friend, or any post of duty; the quitting of one's duties willfully and without right; esp., an absconding from military or naval service. - desertion (n.)
The state of being forsaken; desolation; as, the king in his desertion. - desertion (n.)
Abandonment by God; spiritual despondency.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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desertion
The act of abandoning something. -
desertion
The act of giving something up.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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desertion
The act of quitting the Army or Navy without leave, with intention not to return.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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desertion
The act of absence from duty without intention to return. See APPENDIX, ARTICLES OF WAR, 47. Appendix: 47. Any officer or soldier who, having received pay, or having been duly enlisted in the service of the United States, deserts the same, shall, in time of war, suffer death, or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct; and in time of peace, any punishment, excepting death, which a court-martial may direct.
Part of speech
🔤- desertion, noun, singular of desertions.
