The difference between Abandon and Unconstraint
When used as nouns, abandon means a yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions, whereas unconstraint means freedom from constraint.
Abandon is also verb with the meaning: to give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
check bellow for the other definitions of Abandon and Unconstraint
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Abandon as a verb (transitive):
To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
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Abandon as a verb (transitive):
To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
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Abandon as a verb (transitive):
To leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility.
Examples:
"Many baby girls have been abandoned on the streets of Beijing."
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Abandon as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To subdue; to take control of.
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Abandon as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject.
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Abandon as a verb (transitive):
To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish.
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Abandon as a verb (transitive):
To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss.
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Abandon as a noun:
A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences.
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Abandon as a noun (obsolete):
abandonment; relinquishment.
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Unconstraint as a noun:
Freedom from constraint.