defection

noun

An instance of defecting from or abandoning a cause: apostasy, recreance, recreancy, tergiversation. See approach/retreat, trust/distrust.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
  Synonyms: desertion, abandonment

Meaning #2: 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

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - afhopning, frafald

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitwijking (naar ander (e) land/partij etc.), overloperij

Français (French)
n. - (Pol) défection, (Relig) apostasie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Abfall, Flucht

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αυτομολία, λιποταξία, αποσκίρτηση

Italiano (Italian)
defezione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - deserção (f)

Русский (Russian)
дезертирство, побег

Español (Spanish)
n. - deserción, defección

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avfall, avhopp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
背叛, 不履行义务, 脱党

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 背叛, 不履行義務, 脫黨

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 망명, 결점, 직무 태만

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 捨て去ること, 義務不履行, 不足

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ارتداد عن شئ, إخلال بالواجب, نقض الولاء لشئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עריקה‬

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