Defection synonyms

dēfek′shən, difek′shən

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lack (related)
Lack is defined as you are in a position or state where you do not have something or where you do not have enough of something.
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apostasy
The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs.
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desertion (related)
(Law) Willful abandonment of a spouse or child owed a duty of support.
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recreance
Dated form of recreancy.
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recreancy
The quality or state of being recreant.
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tergiversation
The act of abandoning something or someone, of changing sides; desertion; betrayal.
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approach (related)
The method used in dealing with or accomplishing:
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trust (related)
Reliance on something in the future; hope:
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abandonment
The act of abandoning property or a right with no intent of reclaiming it or of later giving it away or selling it. See also forfeiture, relinquishment, renunciation, surrender, and waiver.
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renunciation
The act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid
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runout
(Cricket) A run out, a running out. The method of getting out in which a batsman, in making a run, has not reached the popping crease when a fielder breaks his wicket with the ball.
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capitulation (related)
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expulsion (related)
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opposition (related)
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failing
A minor fault.
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deficiency
The amount of shortage; deficit
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withdrawal
The act or an instance of retracting or revoking:
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going over to the other side
Desertion
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failure (related)
The condition or fact of not achieving the desired end or ends:
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disloyalty (related)
The quality of being disloyal; faithlessness.
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joining (antonym)
The act or result of joining; a joint or juncture.
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Defection Sentence Examples

  • His defection from the Epicurean school is almost unique.

  • Jerusalem, near the Egyptian frontier, was an important point, and in one of its internal revolutions Antiochus saw, perhaps not without reason, a defection to the Egyptian side.

  • A renewed defection, inspired apparently by aversion to the aristocratic government of the Walls Of Mantineia.

  • Telingana and Carnata speedily reverted to their former masters; and this defection on the part of the Hindu states was followed by a general revolt of the Mussulman governors, resulting in the establishment in 1347 of the independent Mahommedan dynasty of Bahmani, and the consequent withdrawal of the power of Delhi from the territory south of the Nerbudda.

  • Ascribing his defeat to Henrys defection, Frederick returned to Germany full of anger against the Saxon duke and firmly resolved to punish him.

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