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Noun defection has 2 senses
- 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:
- 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
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