1
as in infidelity
lack of faithfulness especially to one's husband or wife
she was greatly pained by her husband's disloyalty
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as in betrayal
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another
His disloyalty to the company led to his dismissal.
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Recent Examples of disloyalty
In April, the president fired the head of the NSA after the conspiracist Laura Loomer accused him of disloyalty; in early May, the administration announced plans to cut more than a thousand jobs at the CIA and other spy agencies.
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James Santel, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
But will the Republican-majority Congress push back against the leader of their party, especially when Mr. Trump has shown a vindictive streak against those who show disloyalty?
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2025
The message is unmistakable: disloyalty to the narrative will be punished.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The Game is speaking up after the controversial figure attempted to call him out for disloyalty on X/Twitter.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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James Santel, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
But will the Republican-majority Congress push back against the leader of their party, especially when Mr. Trump has shown a vindictive streak against those who show disloyalty?
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2025
The message is unmistakable: disloyalty to the narrative will be punished.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The Game is speaking up after the controversial figure attempted to call him out for disloyalty on X/Twitter.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disloyalty
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The post was accompanied by a series of hashtags that included #divorce, #cheating and #infidelity.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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Driven by a dramatic arrangement and Christie's operatic falsetto, the single told the story of a young man torn between love and infidelity — and captured a uniquely teenage mix of angst and bravado.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
19 June 2025
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The tricky thing is that the Jackal, across the 10 episodes, does despicable acts of violence and betrayal in order to achieve his goal.—
Ryan Fleming,
Deadline,
19 June 2025
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Better to categorize Lacey’s latest as its own genre, a category-defining, creative, thought-provoking piece of literature on loss, betrayal, friendships, faith, and more….Unlike life, there is no beginning or end, just a story that follows its own strange, wild, and mesmerizing pattern.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2025
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Every look with such an irregular desire is in our Savior’s opinion a virtual adultery. . . .—
Merve Emre,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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The sixth commandment in Catholic teaching prohibits adultery.—
Ruth Graham,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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The six-parter, to debut July 14, follows six groups of friends, and six historical cases of murder and treachery among them.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2025
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But amid the bloodbaths and treacheries, Westeros still penciled in time for a little romance — some more compelling than others (Jon and Ygritte > Jon and Daenerys).—
Tyler Aquilina,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Their perfidy is memorialized in the English language, though.—
Evan Osnos,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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The prior month, Vice President JD Vance had lodged his own complaints about Europe’s alleged perfidy, threatening that the United States might withdraw its security guarantees from Europe if the EU continued to aggressively regulate U.S. tech companies.—
ANU BRADFORD,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Apr. 2025
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Hichilema was accused of treason after his motorcade failed to give way to Lungu’s presidential convoy.—
Jacob Zimba,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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Notable Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu is set to represent himself in his treason trial after being denied the right to a private meeting with his lawyers.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
18 June 2025
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“Disloyalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disloyalty. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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