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[ dis-loi-uhl ] / dɪsˈlɔɪ əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR disloyal ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivefalse to one's obligations or allegiances; not loyal; faithless; treacherous. Origin of disloyal1470–80; <Middle French desloial,Old French desleal, equivalent to des-dis-1 + lealloyal SYNONYMS FOR disloyalunfaithful, perfidious, traitorous, treasonable. SEE SYNONYMS FOR disloyal ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM disloyaldis·loy·al·ist, noundis·loy·al·ly, adverbWords nearby disloyaldislimn, dislocate, dislocation, dislocation fracture, dislodge, disloyal, disloyalty, dismal, dismal science, Dismal Swamp, dismantle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for disloyalDisobedient businessmen, disloyal functionaries, and opposition activists—these are the “criminals” the Kremlin wishes to pursue. Putin Toys With Obama as Syria Burns and Snowden Runs Free|Garry Kasparov|July 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST Did this make Romney and other moderates bad or disloyal Republicans? George Romney's Real Civil Rights Record|David Frum|October 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST She was a loyal friend, and she knew I was never going to be disloyal to her. Whitney Houston: Anatomy of a Lesbian Rumor|Tricia Romano|February 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST In strong, matter-of-fact voices, the girls painted themselves as disloyal, untrustworthy, and sneaky. What Makes Mean Girls Tick|Jessica Bennett|August 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
As for disloyal Democrats, you need to yank the carpet out from under them. Grow a Pair, Obama|Larry Flynt|July 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST Then the fact that the Christians at last rebelled gives color to the idea already formed that Christianity is disloyal to Japan. The Gist of Japan|R. B. Peery The bread and meat we fail to get from the loyal States are made good to us from the smoke-houses and granaries of the disloyal. The Citizen-Soldier|John Beatty To those of us who normally feel loyal to the nation, such a disloyal sentiment brings sharp indignation. An American Idyll|Cornelia Stratton Parker Likewise there will be just as bad a hell as God's disloyal sons make, and no worse. What and Where is God?|Richard La Rue Swain There I shall be branded as a coward and disloyal to the trust imposed in me. Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale|Ida Glenwood
British Dictionary definitions for disloyal
adjectivenot loyal or faithful; deserting one's allegiance or duty Derived forms of disloyaldisloyally, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to disloyaldisaffected, untrustworthy, unpatriotic, alienated, apostate, cheating, faithless, perfidious, recreant, seditious, snaky, subversive, traitorous, treacherous, two-faced, two-timing, untrue, wormlike, treasonable, false |