- abandonment of loyalty, duty, or principle; desertion
- the act of defecting from one's country
- a failing or failure
Origin of defection
Classical Latin defectio from defectus: see defect
verb
Defection is defined as deserting your country or cause.
When you are supposed to be in the army serving your country and you flipflop sides and start working for the other side, this is an example of defection.
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See also: defecation
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Sentence Examples
- His defection from the Epicurean school is almost unique.
- A renewed defection, inspired apparently by aversion to the aristocratic government of the Walls Of Mantineia.
- Prodigies of valour on the part of Bayezid's troops could not make up for the defection of the newly-absorbed levies from Aidin, Sarukhan and Menteshe who went over to their former princes in Timur's camp. The rout of the Turkish army was complete.
- Poland, after a defection of years, was ultimately recovered for the papacy by the zeal and devotion of the Jesuit missionaries.
- When the emperor's downfall appeared imminent, Tigellinus deserted him, and with Nymphidius Sabinus brought about the defection of the praetorians.
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Words near defection in the dictionary
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