defect
noun
a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection: a defect in a machine.
has defected
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present perfectof defect (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Warrington's only Reform councillor has defected to the Conservatives, and said his former party had deemed the council's financial issues as "not a priority".
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
We know that Nate has defected from AFC Richmond and he has joined West Ham, the rival team, and Rupert is his boss.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2023
Asked whether he has defected, since The Handmaid’s Tale’s success, from the stage to the screen, he is unexpectedly old-school.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 12, 2019
He’s about to operate on a comatose Russian scientist who has defected to the West, but what he really wants to know is, “Who’s the girl?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2016
North Korea's deputy ambassador in London has defected with his family to South Korea, making him the highest-ranking Pyongyang diplomat ever to flee the isolated regime for the democratic South, South Korea said on Wednesday.
From Reuters ● Aug. 17, 2016
