DEVIATIONISM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Ideological defection from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("deviationism" is a kind of...):

abandonment; defection; desertion (withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility)

Derivation:

deviationist (an ideological defector from the party line (especially from orthodox communism))