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1. (n.) defection
desertion from allegiance, loyalty, duty, or the like; apostasy.
Etymology: (1535–45; < L dēfectiō)
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1. (noun) desertion, abandonment, defection
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
"his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
2. (noun) 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)
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1. (noun) defection
act of abandoning a person or cause to which one is bound by allegiance or duty, or to which one has attached himself; desertion; failure in duty; a falling away; apostasy; backsliding
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Sense: (an act of) desertion.
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 Afrikaans: oorlopery |
 Arabic: هَرب، تَخَلٍّ عن حِزْب، إ |
 Bulgarian: дезертиране |
 Brazilian: deserção |
 Czech: zběhnutí; odpadnutí |
 German: der Abfall |
 Danish: afhopning |
 Greek: λιποταξία |
 Spanish: deserción |
 Estonian: ülejooksmine |
 Farsi: ترک؛ روگردانی |
 Finnish: loikkaus |
 French: défection |
 Hebrew: עֲרִיקָה |
 Hindi: दलबदल |
 Croatian: dezertiranje, prebjeg |
 Hungarian: disszidálás |
 Indonesian: pembelotan |
 Icelandic: liðhlaup |
 Italian: defezione, diserzione |
 Japanese: 離反 |
 Korean: 변절, 저버림 |
 Lithuanian: dezertyravimas |
 Latvian: pārbēgšana; politiska pat |
 Malay: pembelotan |
 Dutch: het overlopen |
 Norwegian: avhopping, frafall |
 Polish: ucieczka |
 Persian: ترک؛ روگردانی |
 Pashto: ناكامى، بې وستيا، بې وسه |
 Portuguese: deserção |
 Romanian: dezertare; plecare |
 Russian: дезертирство |
 Slovak: odpadnutie; zbehnutie |
 Slovenian: pobeg |
 Serbian: prebeg |
 Swedish: avhopp |
 Thai: การเอาใจออกห่าง |
 Turkish: karşı tarafa geçme, ayrıl |
 Taiwanese: 背叛 |
 Ukrainian: порушення обов'язку; відх |
 Urdu: اپنے ملک یا مقصد کو ترک ک |
 Vietnamese: sự rời bỏ |
 Chinese: 背叛 |
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