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Showing words for DEFECTING using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Defecting

defecting

8 Letter Words for Defecting

infected

7 Letter Words for Defecting

enticed, feeding, feigned, feinted, fengite, genetic

6 Letter Words for Defecting

cedent, ceding, ceftin, ceinte, deceit, decent, decine, decnet, deeing, defect, defeit, define, dingee, edenic, eident, endict, endite, enfect, entice, feeing, fenced, fenite, feting, fidget, figent, gifted, ginete, idence, incede, infect, infeed, nidget, teeing, tinged

5 Letter Words for Defecting

ceint, centi, cetin, cited, citee, ctene, defet, deice, deign, denet, detin, diene, digne, dinge, edict, edite, eigne, eneid, fecit, feign, feint, fence, feted, fetid, fidge, fiend, fient, fined, genet, genic, genie, genit, getfd, getid, gnide, ident, indef, nidge, niece, tedge, teend, teind, tenge, ticed, tined, tinge

4 Letter Words for Defecting

cede, cedi, cene, cent, cete, ceti, cide, cine, cite, ctge, deen, deet, defi, deft, dene, deni, dent, deti, detn, dice, dict, diet, dine, ding, dint, dite, eden, edge, edit, eide, eine, ende, ened, eten, etic, fdic, fedn, feed, feet, fend, feni, fent, fete, fice, fict, fide, fied, find, fine, geed, geet, geic, gein, geit, gene, gent, gied, gien, gift, gite, iced, idee, inde, need, neet, neif, nete, neti, nice, nide, nied, nief, nife, teed, teen, tend, tene, teng, tice, tide, tied, tien, tige, tinc, tind, tine, ting

3 Letter Words for Defecting

cdf, cdg, cee, cen, cfd, cfi, cid, cie, cif, cig, cit, cte, ctf, ctg, ctn, dec, dee, def, deg, dei, den, det, dft, die, dif, dig, din, dit, ecg, ect, eec, eeg, een, eft, enc, end, ene, eng, etc, fec, fed, fee, fei, fen, fet, fgn, fid, fie, fig, fin, fit, gcd, ged, gee, gen, get, gid, gie, gif, gin, git, gtc, gtd, gte, ice, ide, ifc, ife, ign, inc, ind, inf, ing, int, itd, ned, nee, nef, neg, nei, net, nid, nie, nig, nit, tec, ted, tee, tef, teg, ten, tgn, tic, tid, tie, tig, tin, tng

Definitions for Defecting

[1] a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection: a defect in an argument; a defect in a machine.
[2] lack or want, especially of something essential to perfection or completeness; deficiency: a defect in hearing.
[3] Also called crystal defect, lattice defect. Crystallography . a discontinuity in the lattice of a crystal caused by missing or extra atoms or ions, or by dislocations.
[4] to desert a cause, country, etc., especially in order to adopt another (often followed by from or to ): He defected from the U.S.S.R to the West.
[5] a lack of something necessary for completeness or perfection; shortcoming; deficiency
[6] an imperfection, failing, or blemish
[7] crystallog a local deviation from regularity in the crystal lattice of a solid See also point defect, dislocation (def. 3)
[8] (intr) to desert one's country, cause, allegiance, etc, esp in order to join the opposing forces

Words related to Defecting

defectfault, flaw, lack, glitch, weakness, crack, deformity, bug, deficiency, shortcoming, error, injury, irregularity, shortage, mistake, quit, depart, renounce, abscond, revolt

Words nearby Defecting

defectdefeat, defeatism, defeatist, defeature, defecate, defect, defectible, defection, defective, defective bacteriophage, defective virus

Origin of Defecting

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin dēfectus failure, weakness, equivalent to dēfec- variant stem of dēficere to run short, fail, weaken (see deficient) + -tus suffix of v. action

Other words from Defecting

de·fect·i·ble , adjective
de·fect·i·bil·i·ty , noun
de·fect·less , adjective
non·de·fect·ing , adjective
pre·de·fect , noun
re·de·fect , verb (used without object)

Word origin for Defecting

C15: from Latin dēfectus, from dēficere to forsake, fail; see deficient

Synonyms for Defecting

bug, crack, deficiency, deformity, error, fault, flaw, glitch, injury, irregularity, lack, mistake, shortage, shortcoming, weakness, birthmark, blot, blotch, break, catch, check, discoloration, drawback, failing, foible, frailty, gap, gremlin, hole, infirmity, kink, knot, mark, marring, patch, rift, scar, scarcity, scratch, seam, second, sin, speck, spot, stain, taint, unsoundness, vice, want, rough spot, weak point