defection
Definitions
Noun
- Withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
- The state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | defection | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | defections | 3 | 0 |
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | election | 3 | 77 |
| 2 | selection | 3 | 39 |
| 3 | reflection | 3 | 32 |
| 4 | detection | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | perfection | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | reflections | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | erection | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | defect | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | ejection | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | dereliction | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | desecration | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | deification | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | deflection | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | defections | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | defecting | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | deflecting | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | deletion | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | defector | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | efecto | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | defcon | 2 | 0 |
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Definitions: 2
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 58
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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This Word in the News:
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