defection Synonyms

abandonment desertion renunciation apostasy recreancy rejection recreance relinquishment rebellion repudiation parting revolt schism secession desertions defecting faithlessness disaffiliation breakaway withdrawal treason tergiversation separation secularism heresy forsaking falseness defect decamping betrayal backsliding atheism apostasies alienation absenteeism absconding deficiency denial failure failing estrangement divorce disownment disloyalty disavowal disaffection dereliction abdication