放ほう擲てき

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

abandoning; giving up; quitting

A formal, literary term for throwing something away or abandoning it, often used metaphorically for giving up a plan, habit, or responsibility. Rare in everyday speech; more common in written or elevated contexts.

• 彼かれは長なが年ねんの研けん究きゅうを放ほう擲てきする決けっ心しんをした。

  He made up his mind to abandon his years of research.

• 悪あく習しゅうを放ほう擲てきするのは容よう易いではない。

  It is not easy to give up a bad habit.