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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
defection
n 1: withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or
responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children
left them penniless" [syn: desertion, abandonment,
defection]
2: the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your
political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing
beliefs or causes) [syn: apostasy, renunciation,
defection]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Defection \De*fec"tion\, n. [L. defectio: cf. F. d['e]fection.
See Defect.]
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. "Defection and falling away from God." --Sir W.
Raleigh.
[1913 Webster]
The general defection of the whole realm. --Sir J.
Davies.
[1913 Webster]
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Thesaurus Results for defection:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
abandonment, about-face, accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, alienation, alteration, amelioration, apostasy, backsliding, bad debt, betrayal, betterment, blemish, bolt, break, breakaway, bug, catch, change, change of heart, changeableness, constructive change, continuity, conversion, crack, crossing-over, default, defect, deficiency, degeneration, degenerative change, delinquence, delinquency, dereliction, deserter, desertion, deterioration, deviation, difference, disaffection, discontinuity, dishonor, dishonoring, disloyalty, disownment, divergence, diversification, diversion, diversity, divorce, drawback, estrangement, failing, failure, faithlessness, falseness, fault, faute, fitting, flaw, flip-flop, foible, forsaking, frailty, going over, gradual change, hole, imperfection, improvement, inadequacy, infirmity, kink, little problem, melioration, mitigation, modification, modulation, nondischarge of debts, nonpayment, nonremittal, overthrow, parting, problem, protest, protested bill, qualification, radical change, ratting, re-creation, realignment, recidivation, recidivism, recreancy, redesign, reform, reformation, rejection, remaking, renewal, renunciation, repudiation, reshaping, restructuring, reversal, revival, revivification, revolution, rift, runout, schism, secession, separation, shift, shortcoming, snag, something missing, sudden change, switch, taint, tergiversation, total change, transition, treason, turn, turnabout, turning traitor, uncollectible, upheaval, variation, variety, violent change, vulnerable place, walkout, weak link, weak point, weakness, worsening |
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Common Misspellings > |
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