fear of abandonment

collocation in English

meaningsoffearandabandonment

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fear
noun[C or U]
uk
/fɪər/us
/fɪr/
an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful, or bad that is happening or ...
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abandonment
noun[U]
uk
/əˈbæn.dən.mənt/us
/əˈbæn.dən.mənt/
the act of leaving someone or something or of ending or stopping something, ...
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(Definition offearandabandonmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Clinicians have noted that much of the cognitive distortion of borderline individuals is a function of a franticfearofabandonmentor rejection.
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The offenders suffered from narcissism and a constant feeling of insecurity and thefearofabandonment.
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This can lead to an anxiousfearofabandonmentin the toddler.
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It is implied that she feels a deep-seated emptiness, while herfearofabandonmentleads to drastic measures.
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The crisis evoked fears of abandonment, but it also evoked fears of entrapment.
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Moreover, they amplify fears of abandonment and aloneness.
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This is not a typical ghost story resulting from a tragic death, but the tale of a place haunted by guilt and thefearofabandonment.
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Libertine pleasures of metropolitan life and the increasing flexibility of plebeian morals could spark flares of jealousy and fanned fears of abandonment.
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Fears of abandonment push her, however, to keep the secret hidden.
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Other symptoms usually include intense fears of abandonment and intense anger and irritability, the reason for which others have difficulty understanding.
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His fears of abandonment and estrangement from his longtime artistic muse contributed to depression and failing health.
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