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defect noun

  /dɪˈfɛkt/ , /ˈdiːfɛkt/
  • A fault or malfunction.
 Defekt, Fehler

defect verb

  /dɪˈfɛkt/ , /ˈdiːfɛkt/
  • (military) To join the enemy army.
 überlaufen
  • (intransitive) To abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.
 überlaufen, aussteigen, desertieren, zurückziehen
  • (military) To desert one's army, to flee from combat.
 desertieren

defective adjective

  /dɪˈfɛktɪv/
  • Having one or more defects.
 defekt, fehlerhaft
  • (grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.
 mangelhaft, unvollständig

defection noun

  /dɪˈfɛkʃən/
  • An act or incidence of defecting.
 Abtrünnigkeit, Treuebruch, Überlaufen
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