Defection

Synonyms for "defection" (161 found)

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Noun(6 words)

apostasy desertion abandonment apostasies attrition churn

abandonmentabout faceabout-face accommodation adaptation adjustment alienation alteration amelioration apostasy backslidingbad debtbetrayal betterment blemish bolt break breakaway bug catch

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changechange of heartchangeablenessconstructive changecontinuity conversion crack

Strong matches (48)

crossing-over default defect deficiency degenerationdegenerative changedelinquence delinquency dereliction deserter desertion deterioration deviation difference disaffection discontinuity dishonor dishonoring disloyalty disownment

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divergence diversification diversion diversity divorce drawback estrangement failing failure faithlessness falseness fault faute fitting flawflip flopflip-flopfly in the ointmentfoible forsaking frailtygoing overgradual change

Noun(5 words)

decamping decampment deserting desertions exodus

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Noun(7 words)

hegira renegading renunciation repudiating secession switching treachery

heresy hole imperfection improvement inadequacy infirmity kinklittle problemmelioration mitigation modification modulationnondischarge of debtsnonpayment nonremittal overthrow parting problem protestprotested bill

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qualificationradical changerattingre creationre-creation realignment recidivation recidivism recreancy redesign reform reformation rejection remaking renewal renunciation repudiation reshaping restructuring reversal revival revivification revolution rift runout schism secession separation shift shortcoming snagsomething missingsudden changeswitch taint tergiversationtotal changetransition treason turn turnaboutturning traitoruncollectible upheaval variation varietyviolent changevulnerable placewalkoutweak linkweak pointweakness worsening

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More general

6 entries

customer behaviordisaffiliation disloyaltypolitical actionrejection withdrawal

More specific

7 entries

brand switchingcustomer churnhigh profile defectionideological defectionmass defectionmilitary defectionregional defection

Collocations

5 entries

defection ratehigh profile defectionmass defectionpolitical defectionregional defection

Inflections

1 entries

defections

Derivations

1 entries

defector

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

My government continues to treat dissent as defection.

Source: tatoeba (2830184)

military defection

Source: wiktionary

political defection

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mass defection

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