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    defection

    defection - Dictionary definition and meaning for word defection

    Definition
    (noun) withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
    Synonyms : abandonment , desertion
    Example Sentence
    • his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless
    Definition
    (noun) the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
    Synonyms : apostasy , renunciation
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for defection

de + affection -> no affection; if you have no affection then you will leave it

when you go to a shop to buy something but you find that it is DEFECtive - you will surely desert it!

Defection is seen in case of contagious infection. Everyone leaves the patient during that time.

fection- take it as fiction. fiction generally has a deserted background.

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de+infection.Infection is something that stays with you where as de infection is something that leaves you..desertion

de + affection -> no affection; if you have no affection then you will be left out in desert alone

de+affection means opposite of affection. It means showing affection to the rivals

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