Dictionary Entry
defection
defection is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Act of abandoning a person or cause to which one is bound by allegiance or duty, or to which one has attached himself; desertion; failure in duty; a falling away; apostasy; backsliding. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 17 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
Act of abandoning a person or cause to which one is bound by allegiance or duty, or to which one has attached himself; desertion; failure in duty; a falling away; apostasy; backsliding.
- 2noun
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
"his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
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- 3noun
the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
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