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.
al_ex_an_der · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
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)
Examples
1 sentencesMy government continues to treat dissent as defection.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
act or incidence of defecting:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act or incidence of defecting:
Origin
From Latin dēfectiō (stem dēfectiōn-).From Latin dēfectiō (stem dēfectiōn-).
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Forms
plural: defections| Singular | defection |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility:desertionabandonment
- the state of having rejected your religious beliefs for your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes):apostasyrenunciation
Word family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.