defezione

Definitions of defezione
  1. noun
    withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
    synonyms: abbandono, diserzione, incuria
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    types:
    deviazionismo
    ideological defection from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)
    type of:
    abbandono, arretramento, incuria
    the act of withdrawing
  2. noun
    the act of giving something up
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    types:
    esposizione
    abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open)
    type of:
    bocciatura, reiezione, rigetto, ripudio, ripulsa
    the act of rejecting something
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