how to pronounce defection

/dɪˈfɛk.ʃən/

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defection is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of defection in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… plan that would make his defection look …”

meanings of defection

noun:

An act or incidence of defecting.

defection frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word defection occurs in english on average 1.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics defection can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that defection can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;