Defection and Revolt

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Defection

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

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Revolt and defection are semantically related in abandonment topic. In some cases you can use "Revolt" instead a noun "Defection", when it comes to topics like desertion.

Nearby Words: defect, defective, defector, defecting, defectively

Revolt

Revolt noun - Open fighting against authority (as one's own government).

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Defection and revolt are semantically related in uprising topic. You can use "Defection" instead a noun "Revolt".

Nearby Words: revolution, revolting, revolted

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How words are described

normal	normal defection	normal revolt
massive	massive defection	massive revolt
apparent	apparent defection	apparent revolt
failed	failed defection	failed revolt
Other adjectives: recent, attempted.

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