Defection
Defection noun - Withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility.
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Synonyms for Defection
Reneging and defection are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reneging" instead a noun "Defection".
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Related pairs
- reversal and defection
- reversal and reneging
- withdrawal and defection
- withdrawal and reneging
- betrayal and defection
- betrayal and reneging
- relinquishment and defection
- relinquishment and reneging
- denial and defection
- denial and reneging
- renunciation and defection
- renunciation and reneging
- desertion and defection
- desertion and reneging
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Reneging and Defection. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defection/reneging
Defection & Reneging. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defection/reneging>.
Reneging or Defection. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defection/reneging.
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