Defect and Oust

Defect

Defect verb - Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.

Oust and defect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Oust" instead a verb "Defect".

Oust

Oust verb - To drive or force out.

Defect and oust are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defect" instead a verb "Oust".

Nearby Words: ousting, ouster

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

bad defect bad oust bad
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