Defection
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
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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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- apostasydesertionrenunciation
- plural
- Defections
- possessive
- Defection's
- pluralpossessive
- Defections'