Defection
[dɪ'fekʃn] or [dɪ'fɛkʃən]
Definition
(n.) 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.
Typist: Maxine
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Apostasy, backsliding.
Checker: Wilmer
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Failure, dereliction, abandonment, relinquishment, desertion
ANT:Substitution, supply, superabundance, adherence
Editor: Sasha
Examples
- The battle was never in doubt after the defection of the irregular cavalry. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Kitty and Lydia take his defection much more to heart than I do. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Paul was so tragic, and took my defection so seriously, he deserved to be vexed. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- For any right-hand defections, there is the Rev. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Checker: Sinclair