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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
A lot of disloyalty this season with lots of empty words.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Each of these examples illustrates what USCIS now calls the essence of bad moral character: disloyalty to public trust, personal gain over community good.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Kennedy defended his top aide Stefanie Spear, who has been targeted by Loomer, over her seeming disloyalty to Trump.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 15 Aug. 2025
But if the president continues to treat disagreement as disloyalty — especially from vital, independent agencies such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Congressional Budget Office — then Trump’s second term could leave a dark mark on the country.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Each of these examples illustrates what USCIS now calls the essence of bad moral character: disloyalty to public trust, personal gain over community good.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Kennedy defended his top aide Stefanie Spear, who has been targeted by Loomer, over her seeming disloyalty to Trump.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 15 Aug. 2025
But if the president continues to treat disagreement as disloyalty — especially from vital, independent agencies such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Congressional Budget Office — then Trump’s second term could leave a dark mark on the country.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disloyalty
Noun
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The album details alleged infidelity by a partner, assumed to be Harbour.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
30 Oct. 2025
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Directed by Kim Ki-young, the film is a cautionary tale about the dangers of infidelity, following a couple that hires a maid to help around the house while the wife is pregnant, only to have the young woman (Lee Eun-shim) destroy the family from the inside out.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The former activity can be useful; the latter is a clear betrayal.—
Damon Beres,
The Atlantic,
5 Nov. 2025
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Over the course of eight episodes, the show traces how mounting pressures, deceit and betrayal led to patriarch Alex Murdaugh murdering his wife, Maggie, and their son, Paul, in 2021.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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As China’s economy has grown, so too has its incidence of adultery.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Unhappy unions loom large in the novel, which teems with adultery.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Tarabay leads the cast as the titular Ashur, now thriving after his treachery.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Nov. 2025
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And when the surviving crew interrogates the android Ash about his treachery, the book has him pretty much spill the space beans.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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The ignorance, the hubris, the lies, the perfidy.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 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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Meanwhile, Chadema chair Tundu Lissu faces treason charges for advocating an election boycott and calling for a public revolt.—
Danish Manzoor Bhat,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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While murder and treason are the only crimes that allow Indiana judges to hold defendants without setting bond, judges can revoke bond if certain terms and conditions aren't followed.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Disloyalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disloyalty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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