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disloyaltythe quality of being unfaithful or treacherous to a person, country, or cause

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the quality of being unfaithful or treacherous to a person, country, or cause

Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪsˈlɔɪəlti/

Korean meaning: 불충실, 배신, 불성실함

Korean pronunciation: 디스**로**이얼티

Example Sentences

  • The spy's disloyalty cost him his citizenship and his favorite coffee shop membership.
  • Her disloyalty to the book club was discovered when she secretly joined two other clubs.
  • The employee's disloyalty to the company was evident in his frequent job applications elsewhere.

disloyalty

NOUN

//dɪsˈlɔɪəlti//

the quality of being unfaithful or treacherous to a person, country, or cause

disloyalty concept
💡 Concept

A knight shows disloyalty by secretly helping enemy soldiers enter the castle

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disloyalty rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Disloyalty brings penalty when loyalty is broken!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dɪsˈlɔɪəlti/
🇬🇧 UK/dɪsˈlɔɪəlti/

🌳Etymology

Prefixdis--
Rootloyal
Suffix--ty

Origin

From Old French 'desloial' (14th century), meaning 'not faithful' or 'unfaithful.' Originally used in medieval times to describe knights or subjects who betrayed their oath of loyalty to their lord.

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🎵Rhyme

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The spy's disloyalty cost him his citizenship and his favorite coffee shop membership.

😄 Fun example

Her disloyalty to the book club was discovered when she secretly joined two other clubs.

The employee's disloyalty to the company was evident in his frequent job applications elsewhere.

Politicians often accuse each other of disloyalty to their party's principles.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

betrayaltreacheryunfaithfulnessinfidelitytreason

Antonyms

loyaltyfaithfulnessdevotion

Related

disloyalbetraytraitorunfaithfultreacherous