disloyal

dɪsˈlɔɪəl

Definition

Definition of disloyal - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

betrayalnot loyal or faithful to someone or something

He was disloyal to his best friend.

traitorous

treacherous

unfaithful

loyaltybetraying one's country or showing lack of patriotism

The spy was disloyal to his nation.

traitorous

treasonous

unpatriotic

allegiance

Rare

abandoning allegiance or duty to a leader or cause

Rare

She was disloyal to the movement's principles.

traitorous

unfaithful

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Origin of disloyal

Latin, dis- (apart) + legalis (loyal)

Terms with disloyal included in their meaning

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betray

disloyalty

be disloyal to a person or cause

betrayal

relationship

act of being disloyal or feeling let down by someone trusted

betray one's trust

disloyalty

to be disloyal to someone who trusted you

renegade

adj.

disloyal

having abandoned a cause or principle

untrue

adj.

disloyal

not loyal or faithful to someone

betrayer

disloyal

person who acts against someone's trust

false

adj.

trust

disloyal or unfaithful

blacklisting

suspicion

act of marking as untrustworthy or disloyal

Examples of disloyal in a sentence

The disloyal employee leaked company secrets.
His disloyal actions shocked the entire community.
She felt disloyal when she didn't support the protest.
His disloyal actions shocked his friends.

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French:déloyal, ...
German:illoyal, ...
Italian:sleale, ...
Spanish:desleal, ...
Portuguese:desleal, ...
Chinese:不忠诚的, 不忠的, ...
Japanese:不忠実な, 不忠な, ...
Arabic:غير مُخلِص, خَائِن, ...
Hebrew:לֹא נֶאֱמָן, ...
Russian:нелояльный, неверный, ...
Ukrainian:нелояльний, ...
Hindi:बेवफ़ा, देशद्रोही, ...
Bengali:অবিশ্বস্ত, দেশদ্রোহী, ...
Catalan:deslleial, ...
Czech:neloajální, vlastizrádný, ...
Danish:illoyal, forræderisk, ...
Dutch:ontrouw, verraderlijk, ...
Greek:άπιστος, αντεθνικός, ...
Hungarian:hűtlen, hazaáruló, ...
Khmer:មិនស្មោះត្រង់, ក្បត់ជាតិ, ...
Korean:불충실한, 불충한, ...
Persian:بی‌وفا, خائن, ...
Polish:nielojalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):desleal, ...
Romanian:neloial, ...
Swedish:illojal, ...
Thai:ไม่ภักดี, ไม่รักชาติ, ...
Turkish:sadakatsiz, hain, ...
Vietnamese:bất trung, phản bội, ...

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Definition of disloyal - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of disloyal

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Terms with disloyal included in their meaning

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