defections
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Noun
- Withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
- The state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | discussions | 3 | 32 |
| 2 | dimensions | 3 | 30 |
| 3 | deductions | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | decorations | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | adaptations | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | deviations | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | disciplines | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | admonitions | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | depressions | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | davidson's | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | digressions | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | dalmatians | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | davidian's | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | davidians | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | deceptions | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | depictions | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | detentions | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | dietitian's | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | dietitians | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | dissections | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | dominion's | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | duberstein's | 3 | 0 |
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| 1 | elections | 3 | 51 |
| 2 | reflection | 3 | 32 |
| 3 | directions | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | selections | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | detection | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | defects | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | perfection | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | reflections | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | infections | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | executions | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | defection | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | rejections | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | deflection | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | erections | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | deletions | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | defectors | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | defecting | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | desecrations | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | election's | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | detentions | 3 | 0 |
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Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 22
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh resigns from Punjab Assembly, raising AAP defections to three MLAs
Nov 2, 2026 The News Mill
Nov 2, 2026 The News Mill
Ahead of state elections, AAP faces heat over drug menace, defections and probes
Nov 5, 2026 The Tribune
Nov 5, 2026 The Tribune
UDP Formally Exits Meghalaya’s MDA-II Government After Defections Reduce Party to Single MLA
Nov 3, 2026 The Sentinel - of this Land, for its People
Nov 3, 2026 The Sentinel - of this Land, for its People