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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
In March, Justice Barrett joined Justice John Roberts and the liberal justices in blocking President Donald Trump’s effort to freeze $2 billion in U.S. Agency for International Development funds, prompting fierce backlash from Make America Great Again conservatives who saw it as disloyalty.
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Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 28 July 2025
Leaders can flip this narrative by framing reporting as an act of strength and loyalty, not disloyalty.
—Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
But those in power refuted these links and instead emphasized the disloyalty and illegitimacy of disobeying the will of the majority.
—Time, 2 July 2025
Trump, the most unrelenting figure in American politics, doesn't forgive disloyalty.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 28 July 2025
Leaders can flip this narrative by framing reporting as an act of strength and loyalty, not disloyalty.
—Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
But those in power refuted these links and instead emphasized the disloyalty and illegitimacy of disobeying the will of the majority.
—Time, 2 July 2025
Trump, the most unrelenting figure in American politics, doesn't forgive disloyalty.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disloyalty
Noun
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Wole’s infidelity is an important inciting incident, but this moment of personal reckoning was inevitable.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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This type of infidelity can stem from dissatisfaction in the relationship or a desire for something different.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But his mass deportation agenda is increasingly viewed as a betrayal, leaving many second-guessing their support.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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What begins as betrayal becomes a story of resilience and solidarity—proving Richard picked the wrong trio to mess with.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Thou shalt not commit adultery.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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When does compromise become treachery or defeat?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Trump and his allies later branded Comey a leaker, with the president even accusing him of treason.—
Eric Tucker,
Twin Cities,
25 Sep. 2025
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Brown was caught after the raid failed and charged with treason.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Disloyalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disloyalty. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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