The act of leaving

• withdrawal

  1. A retreat or retirement:
  2. The removal of people from a place, as in the removal of troops from a military position.
  3. Detachment, as from social or emotional involvement.

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  1. A retreat or retirement:
  2. The removal of people from a place, as in the removal of troops from a military position.
  3. Detachment, as from social or emotional involvement.

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• going

  1. Departure:
  2. The condition underfoot as it affects one's headway in walking or riding:
  3. Progress toward a goal; headway:

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  1. Departure:
  2. The condition underfoot as it affects one's headway in walking or riding:
  3. Progress toward a goal; headway:

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• exodus

  1. A departure of a large number of people.
  2. The departure of the Israelites from Egypt.

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  1. A departure of a large number of people.
  2. The departure of the Israelites from Egypt.

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• exit

  1. The act of going away or out.
  2. A passage or way out:
  3. The departure of a performer from the stage.

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  1. The act of going away or out.
  2. A passage or way out:
  3. The departure of a performer from the stage.

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• egress

  1. The act of coming or going out; emergence.
  2. The right to leave or go out:
  3. A path or opening for going out; an exit.

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  1. The act of coming or going out; emergence.
  2. The right to leave or go out:
  3. A path or opening for going out; an exit.

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A departing from what is prescribed

• diversion

  1. The act or an instance of diverting or turning aside; deviation.
  2. Something that distracts the mind and relaxes or entertains.
  3. A maneuver that draws the attention of an opponent away from a planned point of action, especially as part of military strategy.

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  1. The act or an instance of diverting or turning aside; deviation.
  2. Something that distracts the mind and relaxes or entertains.
  3. A maneuver that draws the attention of an opponent away from a planned point of action, especially as part of military strategy.

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• divergency

  1. The state of being divergent.
  2. A divergence or deviation.

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  1. The state of being divergent.
  2. A divergence or deviation.

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• divergence

  1. The act or process of diverging.
  2. The state of being divergent.
  3. The degree by which things diverge.

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  1. The act or process of diverging.
  2. The state of being divergent.
  3. The degree by which things diverge.

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• deviation

  1. The act of deviating or turning aside.
  2. An instance of this:
  3. Divergence from an accepted idea, policy, or norm of behavior:

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  1. The act of deviating or turning aside.
  2. An instance of this:
  3. Divergence from an accepted idea, policy, or norm of behavior:

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• aberration

  1. A deviation from what is considered proper or normal.
  2. A departure from what is typical:
  3. A disorder or abnormal alteration in one's mental state.

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  1. A deviation from what is considered proper or normal.
  2. A departure from what is typical:
  3. A disorder or abnormal alteration in one's mental state.

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Leaving for another place

• getaway

  1. The act or an instance of escaping:
  2. The start, as of a race.
  3. A place appropriate for a vacation.

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  1. The act or an instance of escaping:
  2. The start, as of a race.
  3. A place appropriate for a vacation.

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• walkout

  1. A labor strike.
  2. The act of leaving or quitting a meeting, company, or organization, especially as a sign of protest.

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  1. A labor strike.
  2. The act of leaving or quitting a meeting, company, or organization, especially as a sign of protest.

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• fade-out

  1. A gradual diminishing in intensity of an image, light, or sound to imperceptibility, especially as a transition in a visual or audio recording.

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  1. A gradual diminishing in intensity of an image, light, or sound to imperceptibility, especially as a transition in a visual or audio recording.

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• egress

  1. The act of coming or going out; emergence.
  2. The right to leave or go out:
  3. A path or opening for going out; an exit.

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  1. The act of coming or going out; emergence.
  2. The right to leave or go out:
  3. A path or opening for going out; an exit.

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• exit

  1. The act of going away or out.
  2. A passage or way out:
  3. The departure of a performer from the stage.

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  1. The act of going away or out.
  2. A passage or way out:
  3. The departure of a performer from the stage.

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• exodus

  1. A departure of a large number of people.
  2. The departure of the Israelites from Egypt.

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  1. A departure of a large number of people.
  2. The departure of the Israelites from Egypt.

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• retirement

  1. Withdrawal from one's occupation or position, especially upon reaching a certain age.
  2. The age at which one withdraws from work or activity:
  3. The act of retiring or the state of being retired:

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  1. Withdrawal from one's occupation or position, especially upon reaching a certain age.
  2. The age at which one withdraws from work or activity:
  3. The act of retiring or the state of being retired:

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• abandonment

  1. The act of abandoning property or a right with no intent of reclaiming it or of later giving it away or selling it. See also forfeiture, relinquishment, renunciation, surrender, and waiver.
  2. The act of abandoning a person with the intent of terminating the duties or him or her. For example, the intentional failure by a parent to communicate with or to provide financial or other support to his children. See also desertion.

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  1. The act of abandoning property or a right with no intent of reclaiming it or of later giving it away or selling it. See also forfeiture, relinquishment, renunciation, surrender, and waiver.
  2. The act of abandoning a person with the intent of terminating the duties or him or her. For example, the intentional failure by a parent to communicate with or to provide financial or other support to his children. See also desertion.

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• escape

  1. To break loose from confinement; get free:
  2. To issue from confinement or enclosure; leak or seep out:
  3. To avoid a serious or unwanted outcome:

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  1. To break loose from confinement; get free:
  2. To issue from confinement or enclosure; leak or seep out:
  3. To avoid a serious or unwanted outcome:

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• flight

  1. The motion of an object in or through a medium, especially through the earth's atmosphere or through space.
  2. An instance of such motion.
  3. The distance covered in such motion:

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  1. The motion of an object in or through a medium, especially through the earth's atmosphere or through space.
  2. An instance of such motion.
  3. The distance covered in such motion:

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• retreat

  1. The act or process of moving back or away, especially from something hazardous, formidable, or unpleasant:
  2. Withdrawal of a military force from a dangerous position or from an enemy attack.
  3. The process of receding from a position or of becoming smaller:

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  1. The act or process of moving back or away, especially from something hazardous, formidable, or unpleasant:
  2. Withdrawal of a military force from a dangerous position or from an enemy attack.
  3. The process of receding from a position or of becoming smaller:

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• removal

  1. The act of removing.
  2. The fact of being removed.
  3. Relocation, as of a residence or business.

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  1. The act of removing.
  2. The fact of being removed.
  3. Relocation, as of a residence or business.

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• congé

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• starting

  1. Present participle of start.
  2. The act of something that starts.

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  1. Present participle of start.
  2. The act of something that starts.

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• takeoff

  1. The act of rising in flight. Used of an aircraft or a rocket.
  2. The point or place from which one takes off.
  3. An amusing imitative caricature, parody, or burlesque.

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  1. The act of rising in flight. Used of an aircraft or a rocket.
  2. The point or place from which one takes off.
  3. An amusing imitative caricature, parody, or burlesque.

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• farewell

  1. Used to express goodbye.
  2. An acknowledgment at parting; a goodbye.
  3. The act of departing or taking leave.

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  1. Used to express goodbye.
  2. An acknowledgment at parting; a goodbye.
  3. The act of departing or taking leave.

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• leave-taking

  1. A departure or farewell.

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  1. A departure or farewell.

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• parting

  1. The act or process of separating or dividing.
  2. The state of being separated or divided.
  3. A departure or leave-taking.

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  1. The act or process of separating or dividing.
  2. The state of being separated or divided.
  3. A departure or leave-taking.

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• setting-forth

  1. Present participle of set forth.

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  1. Present participle of set forth.

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• setting-out

  1. Present participle of set out.

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  1. Present participle of set out.

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• passage

  1. Movement from one place to another:
  2. The process of elapsing:
  3. The process of changing from one condition or stage to another; transition:

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  1. Movement from one place to another:
  2. The process of elapsing:
  3. The process of changing from one condition or stage to another; transition:

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• evacuation

  1. The act of evacuating or the condition of being evacuated.
  2. Discharge of waste materials from the excretory passages of the body, especially from the bowels.
  3. The material so discharged.

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  1. The act of evacuating or the condition of being evacuated.
  2. Discharge of waste materials from the excretory passages of the body, especially from the bowels.
  3. The material so discharged.

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• hegira

  1. A flight to escape danger.
  2. The flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 ad , marking the beginning of the Muslim era.

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  1. A flight to escape danger.
  2. The flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 ad , marking the beginning of the Muslim era.

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• emigration

  1. the act of emigrating
  2. emigrants collectively

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  1. the act of emigrating
  2. emigrants collectively

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• sailing

  1. The skill required to operate and navigate a vessel; navigation.
  2. The sport of operating or riding in a sailboat.
  3. Departure or time of departure from a port.

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  1. The skill required to operate and navigate a vessel; navigation.
  2. The sport of operating or riding in a sailboat.
  3. Departure or time of departure from a port.

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• taking-leave

  1. Present participle of take leave.

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  1. Present participle of take leave.

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• embarkation

  1. The act of embarking.
  2. The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.

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  1. The act of embarking.
  2. The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.

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• separation

  1. The act or process of moving apart or forcing something apart:
  2. The condition of being apart, especially the condition of two people who had lived together or been married living in different places.
  3. An interval or space that separates; a gap:

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  1. The act or process of moving apart or forcing something apart:
  2. The condition of being apart, especially the condition of two people who had lived together or been married living in different places.
  3. An interval or space that separates; a gap:

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• withdrawal

  1. A retreat or retirement:
  2. The removal of people from a place, as in the removal of troops from a military position.
  3. Detachment, as from social or emotional involvement.

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  1. A retreat or retirement:
  2. The removal of people from a place, as in the removal of troops from a military position.
  3. Detachment, as from social or emotional involvement.

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• leaving

  1. Present participle of leave.

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  1. Present participle of leave.

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• departing

  1. Present participle of depart.
  2. that is leaving
  3. while leaving

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  1. Present participle of depart.
  2. that is leaving
  3. while leaving

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• going away

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• going

  1. Departure:
  2. The condition underfoot as it affects one's headway in walking or riding:
  3. Progress toward a goal; headway:

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  1. Departure:
  2. The condition underfoot as it affects one's headway in walking or riding:
  3. Progress toward a goal; headway:

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Difference from a norm

• variance

  1. The state or quality of being variant or variable; variation:
  2. Difference or inconsistency:
  3. The state or fact of being in disagreement or in conflict:

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  1. The state or quality of being variant or variable; variation:
  2. Difference or inconsistency:
  3. The state or fact of being in disagreement or in conflict:

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• divergence

  1. The act or process of diverging.
  2. The state of being divergent.
  3. The degree by which things diverge.

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  1. The act or process of diverging.
  2. The state of being divergent.
  3. The degree by which things diverge.

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• deviation

  1. The act of deviating or turning aside.
  2. An instance of this:
  3. Divergence from an accepted idea, policy, or norm of behavior:

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  1. The act of deviating or turning aside.
  2. An instance of this:
  3. Divergence from an accepted idea, policy, or norm of behavior:

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