defection
1. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility (Freq. 1) - his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless • Syn: desertion, abandonment • Derivationally related forms: defect, abandon (for: abandonment), desert (for: desertion) • Hypernyms: withdrawal • Hyponyms: abscondment, decampment, absence without leave, unauthorized absence, deviationism 2. the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) • Syn: apostasy, renunciation • Derivationally related forms: defect • Hypernyms: rejection
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