English-Thai Dictionary

defection

N การ เอาใจออกห่าง  การละทิ้ง  aol-jai-ook-hang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEFECTION

n. 1. Want or failure of duty; particularly, a falling away; apostasy; the act of abandoning a person or cause to which one is bound by allegiance or duty, or to which one has attached himself. Our defection from God is proof of our depravity. The cause of the king was rendered desperate by the defection of the nobles.
2. Revolt; used of nations or states.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEFECTION

De *fec "tion, n. Etym: [L. defectio: cf. F. défection. See Defect. ]

 

Defn: 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. The general defection of the whole realm. Sir J. Davies.

 

DEFECTIONIST

DEFECTIONIST De *fec "tion *ist, n.

 

Defn: One who advocates or encourages defection.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

defection

de fec tion |diˈfekSHən dɪˈfekʃn | ▶noun the desertion of one's country or cause in favor of an opposing one: his defection from the Republican Party | a number of defections by leading ballet dancers.

 

Oxford Dictionary

defection

de |fec ¦tion |dɪˈfɛkʃn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the desertion of one's country or cause in favour of an opposing one: his defection from the Labour Party | [ count noun ] : a number of defections by leading ballet dancers.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

defection

defection noun his defection to the United States: desertion, absconding, decamping, flight; apostasy, secession; treason, betrayal, disloyalty; literary perfidy.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

defection

defection noun his defection to the United States: desertion, absconding, decamping, flight; changing sides /allegiances, apostasy, recantation, secession; treason, betrayal, disloyalty, rebellion, mutiny, perfidy; rare tergiversation, recreancy.

 

French Dictionary

défection

défection n. f. nom féminin Abandon d ’une cause, d ’un parti. : En 1980, ces athlètes soviétiques ont fait défection et ont demandé de rester au Canada.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

defection

de f é c tion 名詞 U C 【主に国家 主義 党からの 】離脱, 離反 «from » ; «…への » 逃亡, 寝返り «to » .