1. to leave someone or something completely and permanently
2. to stop doing or having something, especially before it is finished
3. to allow yourself to be controlled completely by a feeling or way of behaving

1. complete lack of control over your feelings and actions

Examples

• The family had to abandon their home due to the flood.
• She abandoned her plans to study abroad.
• The sailors abandoned the sinking ship.
• He abandoned himself to grief after the loss.
• The project was abandoned due to lack of funding.
• They danced with wild abandon at the celebration.
• Don’t abandon hope even in difficult times.