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defection has 4 distinct synonyms spread across 2 of its 2 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. WordNet records no antonym for it — antonymy is a relation between word forms rather than concepts, so it is deliberately sparse.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
“his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for defection come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)