Подбор синонимов:
defected2, threatened1, writers1, imprisonment1, West1, Many1, joined1, flaw1, politician1, party1, Opposition1- defect
_n. 1 недостаток, неисправность, дефект, недочет; порок, изъян 2 повреждение
Syn: flaw _v. нарушить свой долг; отступиться (от своей партии и т. п.); переметнуться в лагерь противника (from) The politician defected from his own party and joined the Opposition. Many writers, threatened with imprisonment, have defected to the West.