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defection
 
Noun defection has 2 senses
  1. desertion, abandonment, defection - withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
    --1 is a kind of withdrawal
    --1 has particulars:
     abscondment, decampment; absence without leave, unauthorized absence; deviationism
    Derived form: verb defect1
  2. apostasy, renunciation, defection - the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
    --2 is a kind of rejection
    Derived form: verb defect1
defecate sample sentence defecation defecation reflex defecator defeceit defect defect of speech defected defection defections defective defective pleading defectively defectiveness defector defectors defects

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