defection

Meaning

An act or incidence of defecting.

Synonyms

apostasy

desertion

abandonment

treachery

treason

perfidy

renunciation

disloyalty

infidelity

sellout

betrayal

failure

apostacy

exile

default

flop

flunk

forsaking

getaway

misfire

nonacceptance

omission

passage

preterition

rejection

repudiation

secession

setback

shifting

switching

tergiversation

transition

travel

washout

flight from one’s country

secessionism

abortion

miscarriage

omittance

ratting

non event

a near miss

defector

deliquency

dereliction

disapproval

disavowal

discard

disownment

dud

Translations

ihanet

verraad

خيانة

xayînî

proditio

bêbextî

Treubruch

Verrat

προδοσία

xiyanet

îxanet

trahison

defezione

tradimento

xiniztî

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈfɛkʃən/

Etymology

From Latin dēfectiō (stem dēfectiōn-).