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English noun: defection | |||
| 1. | defection (act) withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility | ||
| Samples | His abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless. | ||
| Synonyms | abandonment, desertion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | withdrawal | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abscondment, absence without leave, decampment, deviationism, unauthorized absence | ||
| 2. | defection (state) the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) | ||
| Synonyms | apostasy, renunciation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rejection | ||
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