defection

See also: defecation and défection

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈfɛkʃən/

Noun

defection (countable and uncountable, plural defections)

An act or incidence of defecting.

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Translations

act or incidence of defecting

Chinese:
Mandarin: 叛逃 (zh) (pàntáo), 變節 (zh), 变节 (zh) (biànjié), 叛變 (zh), 叛变 (zh) (pànbiàn)
Dutch: overlopen (nl), desertie (nl)
French: défection (fr) f
Georgian: განდგომა (gandgoma), განდგომილება (gandgomileba)
German: Abtrünnigkeit f, Treuebruch m, Überlaufen n (to the other party)
Greek:
Ancient: ἀποστασία f (apostasía)

Indonesian: pembelotan (id)
Italian: defezione (it) f, diserzione f
Japanese: 変節 (へんせつ, hensetsu)
Korean: 변절 (ko) (byeonjeol)
Latin: transfugium n
Romanian: defectare (ro) f
Russian: наруше́ние (ru) n (narušénije) (до́лга, ве́рности), дезерти́рство (ru) n (dezertírstvo) (desertion), изме́на (ru) f (izména) (treason), отсту́пничество (ru) n (otstúpničestvo) (apostasy)
Turkish: ayrılma (tr), firar (tr) (from military service), ihanet (tr)

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