2
deviation(dissent, unorthodoxy)
2
disaffection(noun, failure, escape, retreat, failing)
2
dissent(noun, doubt, uncertainty, error, deviation)
2
dissidence(noun, doubt, uncertainty, dissent, error)
2
divergence(noun, doubt, uncertainty, dissent, error)
2
estrangement(noun, failure, failing, rejection, withdrawal)
2
going over(verb, phrasal verb, tergiversation)
2
impiety(noun, doubt, uncertainty, dissent, error)
2
insurgency(noun, revolt, revolution, uprising, rebellion)
2
nonconformity(noun, doubt, uncertainty, dissent, error)
2
recidivism
2
relapse
2
renouncement(noun, renunciation)
2
retractation(noun, renunciation, tergiversation)
2
reversal
2
separation(noun, failure, failing, rejection, withdrawal)
2
unfaithfulness(noun, treachery, falseness, disloyalty, betrayal)
2
upheaval(revolt, uprising)
1
abjuration
1
abrogation(retreat, withdrawal, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal)
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