9 Letter Words for Defection
defection
8 Letter Words for Defection
infected
7 Letter Words for Defection
codeine, condite, confide, ctenoid, deontic, enticed, feinted, fodient, noticed
6 Letter Words for Defection
cedent, ceftin, ceinte, cenote, coedit, coined, condie, confit, conite, coteen, deceit, decent, decine, decnet, defect, defeit, define, denote, ditone, docent, edenic, eident, encode, endict, endite, enfect, entice, fenced, fenite, foined, fonted, idence, incede, infect, infeed, intoed, noetic, notice, octene, octine, ointed
5 Letter Words for Defection
ceint, centi, cento, cetin, cited, citee, coden, coned, contd, conte, coted, ctene, decon, defet, deice, denet, detin, dicot, diene, donec, donee, donet, ecoid, edict, edite, eneid, enode, fecit, feint, fence, feted, fetid, fiend, fient, fined, foeti, ident, indef, niece, noted, often, oncet, ontic, tecon, teend, teind, tendo, tenio, ticed, tined, tondi, toned, tonic
4 Letter Words for Defection
cede, cedi, cene, cent, cete, ceti, cide, cine, cion, cite, cito, code, coed, coef, coft, coif, coin, coit, cond, cone, conf, coni, cont, cote, deco, deen, deet, defi, deft, dene, deni, dent, deti, detn, dice, dict, diet, dine, dino, dint, dioc, dite, doen, doit, done, doni, dont, dote, ecod, econ, ecto, eden, edit, eide, eine, ende, endo, ened, ento, eten, etic, eton, fdic, fedn, feed, feet, fend, feni, fent, feod, fete, fice, fico, fict, fide, fido, fied, find, fine, fino, foen, foid, foin, fond, fone, font, iced, icod, icon, idee, ideo, inde, info, into, iode, need, neet, neif, nete, neti, nice, nide, nied, nief, nife, nito, node, nodi, note, odic, odin, oeci, oint, once, otic, teed, teen, tend, tene, tice, tide, tied, tien, tinc, tind, tine, tode, toed, tone
3 Letter Words for Defection
cdf, cee, cen, ceo, cfd, cfi, cid, cie, cif, cit, cod, con, cot, cte, ctf, ctn, cto, dec, dee, def, dei, den, det, dft, die, dif, din, dit, doc, doe, don, dot, eco, ect, edo, eec, een, eft, enc, end, ene, eof, eon, etc, fec, fed, fee, fei, fen, fet, fid, fie, fin, fit, fod, foe, fon, fot, ice, ide, ido, ifc, ife, inc, ind, inf, int, iof, ion, itd, nco, ned, nee, nef, nei, neo, net, nid, nie, nit, nod, not, oct, ode, oft, oie, one, oni, ont, otc, tec, ted, tee, tef, ten, tic, tid, tie, tin, toc, tod, toe, toi, ton
Definitions for Defection
[1] desertion from allegiance, loyalty, duty, or the like; apostasy: His defection to East Germany was regarded as treasonable.
[2] failure; lack; loss: He was overcome by a sudden defection of courage.
[3] the act or an instance of defecting
[4] abandonment of duty, allegiance, principles, etc; backsliding
[5] another word for defect (def. 1), defect (def. 2)
Words related to Defection
rejection, divorce, revolt, failure, desertion, withdrawal, repudiation, failing, disloyalty, alienation, severance, dereliction, lack, rebellion, deficiency, estrangement, retreat, separation, disaffection, tergiversation
Words nearby Defection
defeatist, defeature, defecate, defect, defectible, defection, defective, defective bacteriophage, defective virus, defective year, defector
Origin of Defection
1535–45; < Latin dēfectiōn- (stem of dēfectiō ), equivalent to dēfect(us ) (see defect) + -iōn- -ion
Other words from Defection
non·de·fec·tion , noun
re·de·fec·tion , noun
Synonyms for Defection
desertion, divorce, failure, rejection, revolt, withdrawal, alienation, apostasy, backsliding, deficiency, dereliction, disaffection, disloyalty, disownment, estrangement, failing, faithlessness, forsaking, lack, parting, rebellion, repudiation, retreat, separation, severance, tergiversation, recreancy, sundering
