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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Un-defecting #191990 07/21/2010 8:56 AM Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 2 India Murali stranger Murali stranger Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 2 India I understand the meaning of defection but can you say "un-defecting" ? Please see the following article from NY Times. "When Shahram Amiri, the Iranian scientist, took his C.I.A. handlers by surprise last week by un-defecting back to Tehran, he was gambling with his life. " http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/18/weekinreview/18iran.html Are there any alternative words here? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Un-defecting Murali 07/21/2010 8:56 AM Re: Un-defecting TheFallibleFiend 07/21/2010 11:27 AM Re: Un-defecting Hal Alexander 08/27/2010 1:57 AM Re: Un-defecting Faldage 08/27/2010 11:28 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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