Defection
Defection noun - The state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes).
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Synonyms for Defection
Renunciation is a synonym for defection. In some cases you can use "Renunciation" instead a noun "Defection".
Renunciation
Renunciation noun - The state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes).
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- flight and defection
- flight and renunciation
- retreat and defection
- retreat and renunciation
- disaffection and defection
- disaffection and renunciation
- reversal and defection
- reversal and renunciation
- withdrawal and defection
- withdrawal and renunciation
- abandonment and defection
- abandonment and renunciation
- rejection and defection
- rejection and renunciation
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Renunciation and Defection. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defection/renunciation
Defection & Renunciation. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defection/renunciation>.
Renunciation or Defection. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defection/renunciation.
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