Which definition best matches the word abandon?

• A. A lack of control or restraint
• B. Loss of inhibitions
• C. Exuberance
• D. Surrender to one's natural impulses

Answer: (A)

Abandon captures the idea of acting without self-imposed limits or restraints. When someone does something with abandon, they do it freely, without worrying about rules or consequences. That broad notion of being unrestrained makes “a lack of control or restraint” the closest and most accurate definition. The other ideas hinge on narrower moods or specific scenarios—loss of inhibitions is related but describes a temporary state, exuberance is about lively energy, and surrendering to impulses focuses on yielding to urges rather than describing the overall condition of not being restrained.