disloyalty

dɪsˈlɔɪəlti

disloyalties

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Definition of disloyalty - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

betrayalact of betraying someone's trust

His disloyalty to his friend was shocking.

betrayal

faithlessness

treachery

unfaithfulnessquality of not being loyal to someone

Her disloyalty was evident in her actions.

betrayal

infidelity

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Origin of disloyalty

Old French, desloial (not + loyal)

Terms with disloyalty included in their meaning

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betray

disloyalty

be disloyal to a person or cause

betray one's trust

disloyalty

to be disloyal to someone who trusted you

betraying

adj.

loyalty

showing signs of disloyalty or treachery

unfaithfully

adv.

disloyalty

in a manner lacking loyalty or trust

traitorous

adj.

loyalty

showing betrayal or disloyalty to someone or something

House Un-American Activities Committee

politics

U.S. committee investigating disloyalty and subversion

unfaithfulness

work

disloyalty in professional commitments

Examples of disloyalty in a sentence

The spy's disloyalty was discovered by the agency.
His disloyalty to the team was shocking.
The letter revealed his disloyalty to the organization.

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French:trahison, ...
German:Verrat, Illoyalität, ...
Italian:slealtà, infedeltà, ...
Spanish:deslealtad, ...
Portuguese:deslealdade, ...
Chinese:不忠, 不忠诚, ...
Japanese:不忠, ...
Arabic:خِيَانَة, عدم ولاء, ...
Hebrew:בְּגִידָה, ...
Russian:нелояльность, неверность, ...
Ukrainian:невірність, ...
Hindi:विश्वासघात, अवफ़ादारी, ...
Bengali:বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা, ...
Catalan:deslleialtat, infidelitat, ...
Czech:zrada, nevěrnost, ...
Danish:forræderi, utroskab, ...
Dutch:ontrouw, ...
Greek:προδοσία, ...
Hungarian:hűtlenség, ...
Khmer:ភាពមិនស្មោះត្រង់, ការក្បត់ចិត្ត, ...
Korean:배신, 불충실, ...
Persian:خیانت, عدم وفاداری, ...
Polish:nielojalność, ...
Portuguese (BR):deslealdade, ...
Romanian:neloialitate, ...
Swedish:illojalitet, otrohet, ...
Thai:การทรยศ, การไม่ภักดี, ...
Turkish:sadakatsizlik, ...
Vietnamese:sự phản bội, ...

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Definition of disloyalty - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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