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defection (s) (noun), defections (pl)
1. The act of a conscious withdrawal of an allegiance to go in a new direction of support: Against the tradition of her family, Jane decided to vote as a conservative instead of as a liberal in the election and her family didn’t understand this defection.
2. A failure in completing one's objective: Suddenly Tim was overwhelmed by a sudden defection of courage to swim across the English Channel.
Desertion of duty or allegiance.
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Abandonment of action or responsibility.
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This entry is located in the following units: de- (page 13) fac-, facil-, fact-, feas-, -feat, -fect, -feit, -facient, -faction, -fic-, -fy, -ficate, -fication (page 6) -tion (page 8)