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defected Definition


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defect
noun
    1. A flaw, fault or imperfection.
      Thesaurus: inadequacy, lack, shortcoming, deficiency, imperfection, flaw, fault, blemish.
verb
    intr
    defected, defecting
    1. To leave one's country, political party or group, especially to support or join an opposing one.
Derivative: defection
noun
    Derivative: defector
    noun
      A person who leaves their country, party, or political group
        Thesaurus: deserter, renegade, turncoat, apostate, recreant, tergiversator.
    Etymology: 15c as noun; 16c as verb: from Latin deficere, defectum to fail.



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