Found 3 items, similar to Defection.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: defection kegagalan tugas
English → English (WordNet) Definition: defection defection n 1: withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; “his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless” [syn: desertion, abandonment] 2: the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) [syn: apostasy, renunciation]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Defection Defection \De*fec"tion\, n. [L. defectio: cf. F. d['e]fection. See Defect.] Act of abandoning a person or cause to which one is bound by allegiance or duty, or to which one has attached himself; desertion; failure in duty; a falling away; apostasy; backsliding. “Defection and falling away from God.” --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] The general defection of the whole realm. --Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster]