Defection
Defection noun - Withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Defection
Shortcoming and defection are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Shortcoming" with "Defection", this nouns are similar.
Shortcoming
Shortcoming noun - A defect in character.
Defection and shortcoming are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Defection" with "Shortcoming", this nouns are similar.
Mutual synonyms
Cite this Source
Shortcoming and Defection. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defection/shortcoming
Defection & Shortcoming. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defection/shortcoming>.
Shortcoming or Defection. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defection/shortcoming.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "defection" and "shortcoming" have occurred on timeline