defect
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Synonyms: deflect, detect, defeat, deject, refect, delect
Antonyms: deflect, detect, defeat, deject, refect, delect
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Noun
- A [[fault]] or [[malfunction]].
- The [[quantity]] or [[amount]] by which anything falls [[short]].
- {{lb|en|math}} A [[part]] by which a [[figure]] or quantity is [[wanting]] or deficient.
Verb
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[abandon]] or [[turn against]]; to [[cease]] or change one's [[loyalty]], especially from a military organisation or political party.
- {{lb|en|military}} To [[desert]] one's [[army]], to [[flee]] from [[combat]].
- {{lb|en|military}} To [[join]] the [[enemy]] army.
- {{lb|en|law}} To [[flee]] one's [[country]] and [[seek]] [[asylum]].
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