- desertion, abandonment, defection - withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
--1 is a kind of withdrawal
--1 has particulars:abscondment, decampment; absence without leave, unauthorized absence; deviationism Derived form: verb defect1 - apostasy, renunciation, defection - the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
--2 is a kind of rejection
Derived form: verb defect1