defection

CEFRB2

/dɪˈfɛkʃən/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of leaving a group or country to join an opponent.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An act or incidence of defecting.

Examples

  • My government continues to treat dissent as defection.

  • military defection

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

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In context

  • mass defection

  • political defection

  • The general’s sudden defection shocked the government.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The soldier's sudden blank to the enemy side shocked his entire unit.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Latin dēfectiō (stem dēfectiōn-).