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Showing words for DEFECTION using the English dictionary

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