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de·fect
(dē′fĕkt′, dĭ-fĕkt′)n.
An imperfection or lack that causes inadequacy or failure; a shortcoming or deficiency. See Synonyms at blemish.
intr.v. (dĭ-fĕkt′) de·fect·ed, de·fect·ing, de·fects
1. To disown allegiance to one's country and take up residence in another: a Soviet citizen who defected to Israel.
2. To abandon a position or association, often to join an opposing group: defected from the party over the issue of free trade.
[Middle English, from Latin dēfectus, failure, want, from past participle of dēficere, to desert, be wanting : dē-, de- + facere, to do; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]
de·fec′tion n.
de·fec′tor n.
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defection
(dɪˈfɛkʃən)n
1. the act or an instance of defecting
2. abandonment of duty, allegiance, principles, etc; backsliding
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de•fec•tion
(dɪˈfɛk ʃən)n.
desertion from allegiance, loyalty, duty, or the like; apostasy.
[1535–45; < Latin dēfectiō]
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defection
the act of abandoning a person or cause to which one has an obligation or allegiance, especially accompanied by flight from one’s country. — defector, defectionist, n.
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Noun 1. [画像:defection - withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility]defection - withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
withdrawal - the act of withdrawing; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam"
abscondment, decampment - the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest)
absence without leave, unauthorized absence - unauthorized military absence
deviationism - ideological defection from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)
2. defection - the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
rejection - the state of being rejected
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defection
noun desertion, revolt, rebellion, abandonment, dereliction, backsliding, apostasy the defection of at least sixteen deputies
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defection
nounAn instance of defecting from or abandoning a cause:
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Translations
هَرب، تَخَلٍّ عن حِزْب، إرتِداد
odpadnutízběhnutí
afhopning
disszidálás
liîhlaup
odpadnutie
ayrılma karşı tarafa geçme
defection
[dɪˈfekʃən] N (Pol) (to different country) → deserción f; (to different party) → cambio m de filas, defección f (frm)Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
defection
[dɪˈfɛkʃən] n (to another party) → défection f; (to another team) → défection m; (to another country) → défection fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
defection
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defect
(ˈdiːfekt) noun a fault or flaw. It was a basic defect in her character; a defect in the china. gebrek, fout, tekortkoming عَيْب дефект defeito kaz, chyba der Fehler defekt; mangel; brist ελάττωμα, ψεγάδι defecto puudus, viga نقص؛ کاستی vika défaut פגם दोष, खराबी greška, nedostatak hiány(osság) cacat galli difetto 欠点 결점 trūkumas trūkums; defekts belot tekort, fout feil, mangel, skavank wada, skaza نيمګړتيا، عيب، نقص، كمبودى defeito defect недостаток; дефект kaz napaka nedostatak defekt ข้อบกพร่อง kusur, bozukluk 缺陷 хиба, дефект کوئی عیب یا نقص khuyết điểm 缺陷
(diˈfekt) verb to leave a country, political party etc to go and join another; to desert. He defected to the West. wegbreek, uitwyk, oorloop يَهْرُبُ من بِلادِه، يَتَخَلّى عن حِزْبِه، يَرْتَد напускам deserdar zběhnout; přestoupit (k) überwechseln hoppe af; flygte αυτομολώ, λιποτακτώ desertar (kellegi poole) üle jooksma ترک کردن؛ پشت کردن loikata passer à, déserter לַעֲרוֹק दलबदल करना prebjeći, dezertirati disszidál membelot hlaupast undan merkjum disertare; rifugiarsi 寝返る 변절하다 pabėgti, dezertyruoti pārbēgt; meklēt politisku patvērumu berpalinh tadah overlopen hoppe av, flykte, falle fra uchodzić پاڼې كول (لكه دونى desertar a dezerta; a fugi перебегать prestúpiť k; emigrovať prestopiti; prebežati prebeći hoppa av ละทิ้ง; ย้ายพรรค karşı tarafa geçmek, ayrılmak 叛逃,脫離(政黨等) дезертирувати; тікати закордон منحرف ہونا đào tẩu 叛逃
deˈfection (-ʃən) noun (an act of) desertion. oorlopery هَرب، تَخَلٍّ عن حِزْب، إرتِداد дезертиране deserção zběhnutí; odpadnutí der Abfall afhopning λιποταξία deserción ülejooksmine ترک؛ روگردانی loikkaus défection עריקה दलबदल dezertiranje, prebjeg disszidálás pembelotan liðhlaup defezione, diserzione 離反 변절, 저버림 dezertyravimas pārbēgšana; politiska patvēruma meklēšana pembelotan het overlopen avhopping, frafall ucieczka ناكامى، بې وستيا، بې وسه توب: په وظيفه كې بيرته پاتى كېدنه، تښتېدنه، پريښودنه، پرلوزنه درېدنه deserção dezertare; plecare дезертирство odpadnutie; zbehnutie pobeg prebeg avhopp การเอาใจออกห่าง karşı tarafa geçme, ayrılma 背叛 порушення обов'язку; відхід اپنے ملک یا مقصد کو ترک کرنا sự rời bỏ 背叛
deˈfective (-tiv) adjective having a fault or flaw. a defective machine; He is mentally defective. gebrekkig, defek, foutief ناقِص، فيهِ عَيْب дефектен defeituoso kazový, závadný schadhaft fejlbehæftet; defekt ελαττωματικός defectuoso rikkis, puudulik خراب؛ معیوب viallinen défectueux, déficient פגום त्रुटिपूर्ण kojem nešto fali, defektan sérült punya cacat gallaður; afbrigðilegur difettoso; ritardato 欠点のある 결함이 있는 su trūkumais, sugedęs, neišsivystęs defektīvs; nepilnīgs; bojāts rosak defect, gebrekkig mangelfull, defekt wadliwy نامكمل، غير كافى، عيب درلودونكى defeituoso cu defecte; deficient неисправный; дефективный chybný pokvarjen; moten defektivan bristfällig, defekt, efterbliven ที่มีข้อบกพร่อง kusurlu, bozuk 有缺陷的 пошкоджений; дефективний ناقص یا عیبی có thiếu sót 有缺陷的
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