defect

As nouns the difference between defect and stain

is that defect is a fault or malfunction while stain is a discoloured spot or area.

As verbs the difference between defect and stain

is that defect is to abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party while stain is to discolour something.

Crippling is a related term of defect.

As verbs the difference between crippling and defect

is that crippling is while defect is to abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.

As nouns the difference between crippling and defect

is that crippling is state of being crippled; lameness while defect is a fault or malfunction.

As an adjective crippling

is that cripples.

In intransitive terms the difference between emigrate and defect

is that emigrate is to leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere while defect is to abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.

As a noun defect is

a fault or malfunction.

In intransitive terms the difference between defect and scar

is that defect is to abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party while scar is to form a scar.

Defect is a related term of debilitation.

As nouns the difference between defect and debilitation

is that defect is a fault or malfunction while debilitation is the act or process of debilitating, or the condition of one who is debilitated; weakness.

As a verb defect

is to abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.

In intransitive terms the difference between defect and crack

is that defect is to abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party while crack is to make a sharply humorous comment.

As an adjective crack is

highly trained and competent.

Defect is a related term of blot.

As nouns the difference between defect and blot

is that defect is a fault or malfunction while blot is a norse pagan ritual sacrifice, now performed by the followers of asatru.

As a verb defect

is to abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.

Withdraw is a related term of defect.

In lang=en terms the difference between withdraw and defect

is that withdraw is to be in withdrawal from an addictive drug etc while defect is to abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.

As verbs the difference between withdraw and defect

is that withdraw is to pull (something) back, aside, or away while defect is to abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.

As a noun defect is

a fault or malfunction.

As nouns the difference between defect and refugee

is that defect is a fault or malfunction while refugee is a person seeking refuge in a foreign country out of fear of political persecution or the prospect of such persecution in his home country, i.e., a person seeking a political asylum.

As verbs the difference between defect and refugee

is that defect is to abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party while refugee is to convey (slaves) away from the advance of the federal forces.

Defect is a synonym of spot.

As nouns the difference between defect and spot

is that defect is a fault or malfunction while spot is .

As a verb defect

is to abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.