单词 | disloyalty |
释义 | disloyalty[ dis-loi-uhl-tee ] / dɪsˈlɔɪ əl ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR disloyalty ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural dis·loy·al·ties.the quality of being disloyal; lack of loyalty; unfaithfulness. violation of allegiance or duty, as to a government. a disloyal act. Origin of disloyalty1400–50; late Middle English <Middle French desloiaute,Old French desleaute, equivalent to deslealdisloyal + -te-ty2 SYNONYMS FOR disloyalty1 faithlessness, subversion. SEE SYNONYMS FOR disloyalty ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for disloyalty1. Disloyalty, perfidy, treachery, treason imply betrayal of trust. Disloyalty applies to any violation of loyalty, whether to a person, a cause, or one's country, and whether in thought or in deeds: to suspect disloyalty in a friend. Perfidy implies deliberate breaking of faith or of one's pledges and promises, on which others are relying: It is an act of perfidy to cheat innocent people. Treachery implies being secretly traitorous but seeming friendly and loyal: In treachery deceit is added to disloyalty. Treason is performing overt acts to help the enemies of one's country or government: Acting to aid a hostile power is treason. Words nearby disloyaltydislocate, dislocation, dislocation fracture, dislodge, disloyal, disloyalty, dismal, dismal science, Dismal Swamp, dismantle, dismast Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for disloyaltyBritish Dictionary definitions for disloyaltydisloyalty / (dɪsˈlɔɪəltɪ) / noun plural -tiesthe condition or an instance of being unfaithful or disloyal Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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