Defection
Defection noun - Withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility.
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Synonyms for Defection
Infidelity and defection are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Infidelity" instead a noun "Defection".
Infidelity
Infidelity noun - Lack of faithfulness especially to one's husband or wife.
Defection and infidelity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defection" instead a noun "Infidelity".
Nearby Word: infidel
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Related pairs
- disaffection and defection
- disaffection and infidelity
- betrayal and defection
- betrayal and infidelity
- treason and defection
- treason and infidelity
- dissent and defection
- dissent and infidelity
- falseness and defection
- falseness and infidelity
- nonconformity and defection
- nonconformity and infidelity
- heresy and defection
- heresy and infidelity
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Infidelity and Defection. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defection/infidelity
Defection & Infidelity. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defection/infidelity>.
Infidelity or Defection. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defection/infidelity.
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