desertion
/dɪˈzɝʃən/ noun C1- The act of deserting.
Plural desertions
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Gardiner then rallied her niece on Wickham’s desertion, and complimented her on bearing it so well.
I saw by the baronet’s clouded brow that he was deeply hurt by what he regarded as our desertion.
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