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defection

/ defection /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
"his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
Type of:
withdrawal
Kinds of:
abscondment decampment absence without leave unauthorized absence deviationism
Derived:
defect desert abandon forsake desolate
noun Sense 2
the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
Type of:
rejection
Derived:
defect desert
Semantic Complexity
77%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
14
Times Searched
1
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withdrawal abscondment decampment absence without leave unauthorized absence deviationism rejection