Engelsk navneord: defection |
1. | defection (om handling) withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless.
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | abandonment, desertion |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | withdrawal |
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| Mere specifikke termer | abscondment, absence without leave, decampment, deviationism, unauthorized absence |
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2. | defection (om tilstand) the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | apostasy, renunciation |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | rejection |
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