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      defecting
      noun
      a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
      an imperfection in an object or machine
      a failing or deficiency
      an imperfection in a bodily system
      verb
      desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
      Roots
      faciofect- · Latin · make, do
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