abandonments
n. C / Un. the act of leaving something or someone behind forever, or the state of being left alone. It often describes giving up on a plan or leaving a building empty.
n. the act of withdrawing support or help from a person, or the permanent desertion of a place or project. Often used in legal or sociological contexts to describe the cessation of responsibility.
The city is dealing with the abandonments of many old factories.
The high number of farm abandonments in the region led to a significant decline in the local economy.
Sociologists argue that the sudden abandonments of urban housing projects are often the result of systemic disinvestment rather than individual choices by the residents.
Countable when referring to specific instances or cases; uncountable when referring to the general concept or state.