Defenition of the word defection
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Defenition of the word defection
- The act of withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility.
- the state of having rejected your religious beliefs
- withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
- the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
- withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
Synonyms for the word defection
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- abandonment
- apostasy
- desertion
- renunciation
Hyponyms for the word defection
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- abscondment
- absence without leave
- decampment
- deviationism
- unauthorized absence
Hypernyms for the word defection
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