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defection en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /dɪˈfɛkʃən/ (UK)

Etymology

From Latin dēfectiō (stem dēfectiōn-).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An act or incidence of defecting.
   • The party suffered another defection to the opposition.
   • political defection
   • mass defection
   • military defection
   • The general’s sudden defection shocked the government.

Forms

Deriveds

defectionist · predefection · postdefection · nondefection · redefection · defectionism

Relateds

deficiency · deficient · defector · defective · deficit · defect

Translations (35)

cmn 叛變 /叛变 (act or incidence of defecting) · ru изме́на (act or incidence of defecting) · pt deserção (act or incidence of defecting) · de Abtrünnigkeit (act or incidence of defecting) · cy gwrthgiliad (act or incidence of defecting) · ca defecció (act or incidence of defecting) · ka განდგომილება (act or incidence of defecting) · ka განდგომა (act or incidence of defecting) · tr ihanet (act or incidence of defecting) · la transfugium (act or incidence of defecting) · ru дезерти́рство (act or incidence of defecting) · ko 변절 (act or incidence of defecting) · la dēfectiō (act or incidence of defecting) · tr firar (act or incidence of defecting) · it diserzione (act or incidence of defecting) · tr ayrılma (act or incidence of defecting) · ga tréigean (act or incidence of defecting) · cy enciliad (act or incidence of defecting) · cmn 變節 /变节 (act or incidence of defecting) · cmn 叛逃 (act or incidence of defecting) · it defezione (act or incidence of defecting) · ro defectare (act or incidence of defecting) · nl desertie (act or incidence of defecting) · fi loikkaus (act or incidence of defecting) · id pembelotan (act or incidence of defecting) · grc ἀποστασία (act or incidence of defecting) · nl overlopen (act or incidence of defecting) · de Überlaufen (act or incidence of defecting) · ru наруше́ние (act or incidence of defecting) · ja 変節 (act or incidence of defecting) · ru отсту́пничество (act or incidence of defecting) · fr défection (act or incidence of defecting) · bg отстъпничество (act or incidence of defecting) · de Treuebruch (act or incidence of defecting) · pt defeção (act or incidence of defecting)