Polysemy

Words with multiple meanings

abandon

3 meanings

→ To leave behind or give up

→ Complete lack of inhibition

→ To yield to an impulse

🚪

Meaning: To leave behind or give up

Example: "Don't abandon your responsibilities."

🎉

Meaning: Complete lack of inhibition

Example: "They danced with wild abandon."

💫

Meaning: To yield to an impulse

Example: "She abandoned herself to grief."