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Definition of Defection
1. Noun. Withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility. "His abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
Exact synonyms: Abandonment, Desertion
Generic synonyms: Withdrawal
Specialized synonyms: Abscondment, Decampment, Absence Without Leave, Unauthorized Absence, Deviationism
Derivative terms: Abandon, Defect, Desert
Generic synonyms: Withdrawal
Specialized synonyms: Abscondment, Decampment, Absence Without Leave, Unauthorized Absence, Deviationism
Derivative terms: Abandon, Defect, Desert
2. Noun. The state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes).
Definition of Defection
1. n. Act of abandoning a person or cause to which one is bound by allegiance or duty, or to which one has attached himself; desertion; failure in duty; a falling away; apostasy; backsliding.
Definition of Defection
1. [n -S]
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