- forsaking, giving up - the act of forsaking
--1 is a kind of renunciation, forgoing, forswearing
Derived form: verb forsake1 - abandonment, forsaking, desertion - the act of giving something up
--2 is a kind of rejection
--2 has particulars: exposure; apostasy, tergiversation; bolt
- abandon, forsake, desolate, desert - leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
--1 is one way to leave
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun forsaking1
Sam cannot forsake Sue