infidelity

in·fi·del·i·ty | \ ˌin-fə-ˈde-lə-tē

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, -(ˌ)fī- \

plural infidelities

Definition of infidelity

1a : the act or fact of having a romantic or sexual relationship with someone other than one's husband, wife, or partner

b : unfaithfulness to a moral obligation : disloyalty

2 : lack of belief in a religion

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Examples of infidelity in a Sentence

She was convinced that her husband was guilty of infidelity. He has admitted to a number of marital infidelities.

Recent Examples on the Web At the time, the rapper’s alleged infidelity was said to have led to their breakup. — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, "Future Honored Six Women, Including Ex Ciara, He Has Children with Through Mother's Day Tweets," 12 May 2020 In 2010, Nilon's infidelity was exposed after Beauvais found a damning text from the other woman on his phone, which led the actress to send a scathing email to all of her husband's co-workers at the Creative Artists Agency. — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, "RHOBH Newbie Garcelle Beauvais Has Finally Moved On From Her Nasty Public Divorce," 6 May 2020 Despite the claims that infidelity played no part in the breakup, rumors are circling because of some weird timing: Cavallari cut ties with her former best friend Kelly Henderson earlier this year. — Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, "Kristin Cavallari and Kelly Henderson: How Things Got So Messy Between Them," 29 Apr. 2020 Relationships seemed free of jealousy and infidelity because monogamy was the law of the land and hardly anyone strayed . . . — Julian Gewirtz, Harper's Magazine, "To Rebel Is Justified," 30 Mar. 2020 Besides, 16% of respondents are bothered by social media infidelity. — Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, "Nearly half of urban Indians are willing to forgive their partners for infidelity," 9 Dec. 2019 Unless the two of you had a previous understanding that infidelity was part of the deal, her actions would leave anyone feeling used. — cleveland.com, "Dear Annie: I’m still in love with my wife even though she lies to me and ignores me. What should I do?," 27 Aug. 2019 And even though the infidelity rumors arose during the Hometowns episode, she was given the opportunity to quickly squash them with a very sympathetic edit on the March 2 Women Tell All special. — Kelsea Stahler, refinery29.com, "The Sun Has Set On Bachelor Villains & Brutal Producer Edits — Peter’s Season Is Proof," 12 Mar. 2020 But historians attribute the party-line vote, in no small part, to the weakness of the case; Clinton’s infidelity had no obvious effect on the affairs of state and his popularity surged as the impeachment process wore on. — BostonGlobe.com, "In the end, only a handful of House Democrats voted to impeach Clinton and not a single Senate Democrat voted to remove him from office.," 28 Sep. 2019

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“Infidelity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infidelity. Accessed 3 Jun. 2020.

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