disloyalty

noun

(ˌ)dis-ˈlȯi(-ə)l-tē How to pronounce disloyalty (audio)
Definition of disloyaltynext
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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2
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 Discontent with congressional inaction also became an issue in Massie’s primary, as what was long celebrated as independence and principle was instead framed as disloyalty, grandstanding, and mindless obstructionism. — W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026 The two have spent months attacking each other in television ads and debates, accusing one another of fraud, dishonesty, and ideological disloyalty to the MAGA movement. — Nik Popli, Time, 18 May 2026 Of the six House members expelled, the first three fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War and were expelled for disloyalty. — Kevin Freking, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026 The first three fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War and were expelled for disloyalty. — ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disloyalty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disloyalty
  1. infidelity
  2. betrayal
  3. adultery
  4. treachery
  5. perfidy
  6. treason
Noun
  • Gripped by a paralyzing fear for the fate of her future children, Naama returns to the same monument where the infidelity took place; there, her parents appear before her.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In June, The New York Times spoke to multiple women who accused Platner of physical intimidation, infidelity and disturbing comments.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of infidelity
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  • Starring and executive produced by Saldaña and Kidman, Season 3 of Lioness sees hidden networks, foreign operatives and personal betrayals collide.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 July 2026
  • That’s only made worse by the fact that it’s treated as some kind of grand betrayal rather than an impulsive act of youthful stupidity that will make for a good story one day.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 July 2026
Definition of betrayal
Noun
  • Her adultery story initially evokes the imprisoned girl’s compensatory reveries, but over time its focus shifts.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The name has Biblical undertones and refers to a theory that Adam (of Adam and Eve) had a first wife named Lilith, who committed adultery with Satan and transformed into an evil being who kidnaps children.
    — Katie Mather, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of adultery
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  • Guides spoke of the monthlong siege that ended only because of the treachery of a local noble who turned on the sultan and allowed British troops to scale the walls.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
  • This is not treachery but the truest and noblest affection.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of treachery
Noun
  • Platner, indeed, has boiled down nearly all political problems to the perfidy of sinister oligarchs.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
  • If the landing had been faked, the Soviets would have figured it out and would have loved to reveal to the world America’s perfidy.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Definition of perfidy
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  • The book — with its treatment of racial integration as equivalent to the death-penalty federal crime of treason — has inspired numerous acts of racist violence through the years since its publication.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • Russian journalist Darya Shipacheva was convicted of treason by a Moscow court ​and sentenced Wednesday to 12 ‌years in a penal colony, the Interfax news agency reported.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 29 July 2026
Definition of treason

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