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defection   (TTS Sound)

The noun defection has 2 senses

• desertion, abandonment, defection -- (withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless")


• apostasy, renunciation, defection -- (the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes))