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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
Pictures removed Azmoun later removed the pictures but was still lambasted on state TV on Thursday with soccer pundit Mohammad Misaghi saying the striker’s actions had been an act of disloyalty.
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Reuters, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Research on group dynamics shows that dissent is often interpreted as disloyalty rather than contribution.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The courts have warned against treating dissent as disloyalty.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
To quit, meanwhile, would be to open themselves to charges of disloyalty or weakness or both.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Reuters, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Research on group dynamics shows that dissent is often interpreted as disloyalty rather than contribution.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The courts have warned against treating dissent as disloyalty.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
To quit, meanwhile, would be to open themselves to charges of disloyalty or weakness or both.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disloyalty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disloyalty
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In later years, Lynn described her husband as supportive of her work but also difficult in their personal life, acknowledging struggles that included infidelity and physical abuse.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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In more ways than one, Clark and Carol weren’t alone in their infidelity.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
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SoulCycle, Flywheel, Peloton — the billion-dollar boutique fitness revolution built on ambition, betrayal and toxic sweat.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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To do so—and this book is my attempt—would not, could not constitute a betrayal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Bible teaches that lying, stealing, adultery and coveting your neighbor’s property are sins.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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The facile novelty of adultery is its own mask, a sexy way of dressing up a deep, frightened longing for security.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Inflamed by Ratansen’s adviser’s account of Padmavati’s beauty, Alauddin Khalji storms the fortress by treachery rather than valor.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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But Bateman's treachery also had a distinctly silly side.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
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Any time there is a crisis in Iran, the 1953 British-American coup against Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh is dusted off as Exhibit A in the case against Western perfidy.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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But the mayor’s dramatic tale of his predecessor’s fiscal fiddling was designed with a clear political agenda in mind: both to underline the magnitude of the problem and to identify the villains responsible for this perfidy.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
29 Jan. 2026
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Russia’s Federal Security Service detained a former freelance journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in eastern Siberia on charges of treason.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
9 Apr. 2026
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Consider this evilmeister’s brazen acts of treason and revenge, unbounded deceit, swinish immorality and negative role modeling.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Disloyalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disloyalty. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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