abdication
🇺🇸
/ˌæbdɪˈkeɪʃn/
🇬🇧
/ˌæbdɪˈkeɪʃn/
noun
R
When someone, like a king or queen, gives up their job as a leader.
The news of the king's abdication surprised everyone.
R
When someone doesn't do what they are supposed to do or ignores their responsibilities.
The teacher was disappointed by the students' abdication of their duties.
translation
When someone, like a king or queen, gives up their job as a leader.; When someone doesn't do what they are supposed to do or ignores their responsibilities.
Word Forms
Plural
abdications