noun · countable / uncountable · rare

defection

defection · defections

нарушение, дезертирство, измена, отступничество

Abtrünnigkeit, Treuebruch, Überlaufen

An act or incidence of defectingAn act or incidence of defecting.

/dɪˈfɛkʃən/

» My government continues to treat dissent as defection.

Meaning

1 senses

(countable, uncountable)An act or incidence of defecting.
military defection
political defection
Abtrünnigkeit, Treuebruch, Überlaufen
наруше́ниеnarušénije, дезерти́рствоdezertírstvo, изме́наizména

More definitions

withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
the state of having rejected your religious beliefs for your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)

1 sentences

My government continues to treat dissent as defection.
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act or incidence of defecting:

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act or incidence of defecting:

From Latin dēfectiō (stem dēfectiōn-).

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plural: defections

Singular	defection
Plural	defections

regular

4 synonyms

Close in meaning

withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility:desertion abandonment
the state of having rejected your religious beliefs for your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes):apostasy renunciation

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