Defection and Exile

Defection

Defection noun - Withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility.

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Exile and defection are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Exile" instead a noun "Defection".

Exile noun - The forced removal from a homeland.

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Defection and exile are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defection" instead a noun "Exile".

Nearby Words: exiled, exiling, exilic

brief	brief defection	brief exile
initial	initial defection	initial exile
temporary	temporary defection	temporary exile
later	later defection	later exile
Other adjectives: forced, eventual, recent.

The most blatant is with Hibari's defection to the Hebijo side... in the Hanzo story arc she voluntarily joins in in shameful self-exile after losing the Hanzo secret scroll, whereas the Hebijo story presents the same sequence of events as though she was simply brainwashed.

Source: Video Game / Senran Kagura

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