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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
That's telling about the culture that was created in which questioning or stress-testing created suspicions of disloyalty.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 20 May 2025
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.
—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
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Philip Elliott, Time, 20 May 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disloyalty
Noun
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The source also claimed that there were multiple instances of infidelity.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
8 July 2025
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Researchers set out to explore why public reactions to celebrity infidelity vary so widely.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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In the process, the land is torn apart by fierce rivals, shifting loyalties, and bloody betrayals.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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This year’s cast delivered all the twists and betrayals fans expect, and also helped create something unexpected: a new kind of community event.—
Cynthia Salinas Cappellano,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
Noun
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The public sees divorce and adultery in different moral terms, largely viewing divorce as morally acceptable in every Gallup question since the organization began asking about it in 2001.—
Karlyn Bowman,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Angela accused her husband of adultery, according to court filings obtained by The Texas Tribune.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
Noun
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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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Given the current political climate globally, Heads of State offers a humorous and outlandish perspective on poignant themes like foreign relations, government security breaches, and treason.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
3 July 2025
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Denaturalization is rare but possible in cases of treason or crimes.—
Kristina Karisch,
The Hill,
19 June 2025
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“Disloyalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disloyalty. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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