giving up

Other forms: givings up

Definitions of giving up
  1. noun
    a verbal act of admitting defeat
    synonyms: surrender, yielding
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    type of:
    relinquishing, relinquishment
    a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
  2. noun
    the act of forsaking
    synonyms: forsaking
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    type of:
    forgoing, forswearing, renunciation
    the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
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