DEFECTION

(noun) withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
"his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
synonyms : abandonment , desertion
Customer defection rates in the mobile telecoms sector stand at 33.4 % in 2005, compared to 15.5 % in 2003. -added by nithi

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Someone abandoned their child on the ruins!!
(noun) the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
synonyms : apostasy , renunciation

Mnemonics for defection

(Tag: ) de + affection -> no affection; if you have no affection then you will leave it
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(Tag: English) when you go to a shop to buy something but you find that it is DEFECtive - you will surely desert it!
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(Tag: ) Defection is seen in case of contagious infection. Everyone leaves the patient during that time.
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(Tag: ) fection- take it as fiction. fiction generally has a deserted background.
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(Tag: ) de+infection.Infection is something that stays with you where as de infection is something that leaves you..desertion
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