defection

An act or incidence of defecting.

Noun

  1. An act or incidence of defecting.
    • military defection
    • political defection
    • mass defection

Origin

From Latin dēfectiō (stem dēfectiōn-).

Forms

defections

Related

defect defective defector deficiency deficient deficit

Derived

defectionism defectionist nondefection postdefection predefection redefection

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