defection

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noun

1. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility (Freq. 1)
- his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless
• Syn:
desertion, abandonment
• Derivationally related forms:
defect, abandon (for: abandonment), desert (for: desertion)
• Hypernyms:
withdrawal
• Hyponyms:
abscondment, decampment, absence without leave, unauthorized absence, deviationism
2. the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
• Syn:
apostasy, renunciation
• Derivationally related forms:
defect
• Hypernyms:
rejection

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  apostasy, renunciation, desertion, abandonment