defection

de·fect

 (dē′fĕkt′, dĭ-fĕkt′)

n.

An imperfection or lack that causes inadequacy or failure; a shortcoming or deficiency. See Synonyms at blemish.

intr.v. (dĭ-fĕkt′) de·fect·ed, de·fect·ing, de·fects

1. To disown allegiance to one's country and take up residence in another: a Soviet citizen who defected to Israel.

2. To abandon a position or association, often to join an opposing group: defected from the party over the issue of free trade.

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[Middle English, from Latin dēfectus, failure, want, from past participle of dēficere, to desert, be wanting : dē-, de- + facere, to do; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]

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de·fec′tion n.

de·fec′tor n.

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defection

(dɪˈfɛkʃən)

n

1. the act or an instance of defecting

2. abandonment of duty, allegiance, principles, etc; backsliding

3. another word for defect¹, defect²

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de•fec•tion

(dɪˈfɛk ʃən)

n.

desertion from allegiance, loyalty, duty, or the like; apostasy.

[1535–45; < Latin dēfectiō]

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defection

the act of abandoning a person or cause to which one has an obligation or allegiance, especially accompanied by flight from one’s country. — defector, defectionist, n.

See also: Allegiance

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	defection - withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless" desertion, abandonment withdrawal - the act of withdrawing; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam" abscondment, decampment - the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest) absence without leave, unauthorized absence - unauthorized military absence deviationism - ideological defection from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)
	2.	defection - the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) apostasy, renunciation rejection - the state of being rejected

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defection

noun desertion, revolt, rebellion, abandonment, dereliction, backsliding, apostasy the defection of at least sixteen deputies

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defection

noun

An instance of defecting from or abandoning a cause:

apostasy, recreance, recreancy, tergiversation.

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Translations

هَرب، تَخَلٍّ عن حِزْب، إرتِداد

odpadnutízběhnutí

afhopning

Abfall

αποσκίρτησηαυτομόληση

defección

défection

disszidálás

liîhlaup

defezionediserzione

avhoppingfrafall

odpadnutie

ayrılmakarşı tarafa geçme

背叛

defection

[dɪˈfekʃən] N (Pol) (to different country) → deserción f; (to different party) → cambio m de filas, defección f (frm)

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defection

[dɪˈfɛkʃ^ən] n (to another party) → défection f; (to another team) → défection m; (to another country) → défection f

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defection

n (Pol) → Überlaufen nt; (fig) → Abtrünnigkeit f, → Abfall m

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defection

[dɪˈfɛkʃ/ən] n (from country) → fuga; (from political party) → defezione f

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defect

(ˈdiːfekt) noun

a fault or flaw. It was a basic defect in her character; a defect in the china. gebrek, fout, tekortkoming عَيْب дефект defeito kaz, chyba der Fehler defekt; mangel; brist ελάττωμα, ψεγάδιdefecto puudus, viga نقص؛ کاستی vika défautפגם दोष, खराबी greška, nedostatak hiány(osság) cacat galli difetto 欠点 결점 trūkumas trūkums; defekts belot tekort, foutfeil, mangel, skavankwada, skaza نيمګړتيا، عيب، نقص، كمبودى defeito defect недостаток; дефект kaz napaka nedostatak defekt ข้อบกพร่อง kusur, bozukluk 缺陷 хиба, дефект کوئی عیب یا نقص khuyết điểm 缺陷

(diˈfekt) verb

to leave a country, political party etc to go and join another; to desert. He defected to the West. wegbreek, uitwyk, oorloop يَهْرُبُ من بِلادِه، يَتَخَلّى عن حِزْبِه، يَرْتَد напускам deserdar zběhnout; přestoupit (k) überwechseln hoppe af; flygte αυτομολώ, λιποτακτώdesertar (kellegi poole) üle jooksma ترک کردن؛ پشت کردن loikata passer à, déserter לַעֲרוֹק दलबदल करना prebjeći, dezertirati disszidál membelot hlaupast undan merkjum disertare; rifugiarsi 寝返る 변절하다 pabėgti, dezertyruoti pārbēgt; meklēt politisku patvērumu berpalinh tadah overlopenhoppe av, flykte, falle frauchodzić پاڼې كول (لكه دونى desertar a dezerta; a fugi перебегать prestúpiť k; emigrovať prestopiti; prebežati prebeći hoppa av ละทิ้ง; ย้ายพรรค karşı tarafa geçmek, ayrılmak 叛逃，脫離(政黨等) дезертирувати; тікати закордон منحرف ہونا đào tẩu 叛逃

deˈfection (-ʃən) noun

(an act of) desertion. oorlopery هَرب، تَخَلٍّ عن حِزْب، إرتِداد дезертиране deserção zběhnutí; odpadnutí der Abfall afhopning λιποταξίαdeserción ülejooksmine ترک؛ روگردانی loikkaus défectionעריקה दलबदल dezertiranje, prebjeg disszidálás pembelotan liðhlaup defezione, diserzione 離反 변절, 저버림 dezertyravimas pārbēgšana; politiska patvēruma meklēšana pembelotan het overlopen avhopping, frafallucieczka ناكامى، بې وستيا، بې وسه توب: په وظيفه كې بيرته پاتى كېدنه، تښتېدنه، پريښودنه، پرلوزنه درېدنه deserção dezertare; ple­care дезертирство odpadnutie; zbehnutie pobeg prebeg avhopp การเอาใจออกห่าง karşı tarafa geçme, ayrılma 背叛 порушення обов'язку; відхід اپنے ملک یا مقصد کو ترک کرنا sự rời bỏ 背叛

deˈfective (-tiv) adjective

having a fault or flaw. a defective machine; He is mentally defective. gebrekkig, defek, foutief ناقِص، فيهِ عَيْب дефектен defeituoso kazový, závadný schadhaft fejlbehæftet; defekt ελαττωματικόςdefectuoso rikkis, puudulik خراب؛ معیوب viallinen défectueux, déficientפגום त्रुटिपूर्ण kojem nešto fali, defektan sérült punya cacat gallaður; afbrigðilegur difettoso; ritardato 欠点のある 결함이 있는 su trūkumais, sugedęs, neišsivystęs defektīvs; nepilnīgs; bojāts rosak defect, gebrekkigmangelfull, defektwadliwy نامكمل، غير كافى، عيب درلودونكى defeituoso cu defecte; deficient неисправный; дефективный chybný pokvarjen; moten defektivan bristfällig, defekt, efterbliven ที่มีข้อบกพร่อง kusurlu, bozuk 有缺陷的 пошкоджений; дефективний ناقص یا عیبی có thiếu sót 有缺陷的

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