defection

C2+ Topic:Entertainment & Leisure

US /dɪˈfɛkʃən/ UK /dɪˈfɛkʃən/ See IPA manual

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noun
the act of abandoning a cause, party, or country

His defection to the rival firm shocked his colleagues.

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From Latin defectio ('a failing, desertion'), from deficere ('to fail, desert'), from de- ('down, away') + facere ('to do, make').

defectio Latin deficere Latin facere Latin

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# defection

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈfɛkʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈfɛkʃən/

## Meanings
1. the act of abandoning a cause, party, or country

## Examples
- His defection to the rival firm shocked his colleagues.

## Synonyms
- desertion
- apostasy
- betrayal
- abandonment
- disloyalty
- rebellion

## Antonyms
- loyalty
- allegiance
- fidelity
- faithfulness

## Related Forms
- defect
- defector
- defective
- deficient

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: defectio
- Root: deficere
- Root: facere

## Etymology
From Latin defectio ('a failing, desertion'), from deficere ('to fail, desert'), from de- ('down, away') + facere ('to do, make').

## AI Etymology
Defection is from Latin defectio ('a failing, desertion'), from deficere ('to fail, desert'), from de- ('down, away') + facere ('to do, make'). Important recorded forms include defectio (Latin), deficere (Latin), and facere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the act of abandoning a cause, party, or country. The wider family includes related words such as defect, defector, defective, and deficient.

## Topics
- Entertainment & Leisure
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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