Defection synonyms and antonyms

dēfekzhən, difekzhən

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desertion (related)
(Law) Willful abandonment of a spouse or child owed a duty of support.
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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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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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  • 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.

  • Paul seems to have been taken aback by the news of the Galatians' defection.

  • The defection of his favorite son John gave Henry his deathblow, and Philip Augustus found himself confronted by a new Phil!

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