defection

English Thesaurus

1. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility (noun.act)

hypernym	:	withdrawal,
definition	:	the act of withdrawing (noun.act)

hyponym	:	abscondment, decampment,
definition	:	the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	absence without leave, unauthorized absence,
definition	:	unauthorized military absence (noun.act)

hyponym	:	deviationism,
definition	:	ideological defection from the party line (especially from orthodox communism) (noun.act)

2. the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) (noun.state)

hypernym	:	rejection,
definition	:	the state of being rejected (noun.state)

3. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility (noun.act)

derivation	:	abandon, desert, desolate, forsake,
definition	:	leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	defect, desert, defect, desert,
definition	:	desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army (verb.social)

derivation	:	abandon, desert, desolate, forsake,
definition	:	leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	defect, desert, defect, desert,
definition	:	desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army (verb.social)