defection
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Sense: Failure
Synonyms:
failing Collocations, lack Collocations, deficiency, failure Collocations, defect Collocations, shortcoming, shortfall Collocations, absence Collocations, omission, insufficiency, weak link, frailty, weakness Collocations, imperfection, flaw Collocations, fault Collocations
Sense: Desertion
Synonyms:
withdrawal Collocations, abandonment, apostasy, going over to the other side, desertion, disloyalty, dereliction, changing sides, change of heart, betrayal Collocations, flip Collocations, U-turn