Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun desertion

2 senses of desertion

Sense 1
desertion, abandonment, defection -- (withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless")
       => withdrawal -- (the act of withdrawing; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam")

Sense 2
abandonment, forsaking, desertion -- (the act of giving something up)
       => rejection -- (the act of rejecting something; "his proposals were met with rejection")