noun
defection
dih-FEHK-shuhn
noun
1
The act of abandoning one's country, party, or cause for an opposing one.
"His defection to the rival party shocked his colleagues."
Word Forms
defections plural
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Etymology
From Latin dēfectiō, built on the same root as "defect."