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deviation(dissent, unorthodoxy)
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disavowal(noun, renunciation, tergiversation)
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divergence(noun, doubt, uncertainty, dissent, error)
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fault
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going over(verb, phrasal verb, tergiversation)
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lack(noun, failure, failing, rejection, withdrawal)
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problem(noun, doubt, uncertainty, dissent, reservation)
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rebellion(noun, failure, failing, rejection, withdrawal)
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recreance(noun, failure, approach, trust, failing)
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renouncement(noun, renunciation)
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retractation(noun, renunciation, tergiversation)
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retreat(noun, failure, failing, rejection, withdrawal)
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reversal
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revolution
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schism(noun, doubt, uncertainty, dissent, error)
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surrender(noun, abandonment, relinquishment)
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treason(noun, disloyalty, infidelity)
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upheaval(revolution, rebellion)
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vacation(noun, abandonment, relinquishment)
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abjuration
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