ˈdiːfɛkt ˈdɛzət dɪˈzɜːt dɪˈzɜːt dɪˈzɝt fɔːˈseɪk fɔɹˈseɪk

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch The mother deserted her children leave behind the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment arid land with little or no vegetation