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- Dictionarytreasonous/ˈtriːzənəs/
adjective
- 1. involving or guilty of the crime of betraying one's country: "a treasonous act against the State"
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Treasonous means treasonable, or betraying one's country or loyalty. See examples of treasonous in a sentence, word history, synonyms, and related articles from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
(the crime of) showing no loyalty to your country, especially by helping its enemies or trying to defeat its government: In 1606 Guy Fawkes was executed for treason. Compare. betrayal. treachery formal. See also. high treason. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Disloyalty, betrayal & treason. adulterous. backstabber. betrayal. betrayer.
treason. noun. trea· son ˈtrē-zᵊn. Synonyms of treason. 1. : the offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance or to kill or personally injure the sovereign or the sovereign's family. 2. : the betrayal of a trust : treachery. Synonyms. backstabbing. betrayal. business. disloyalty.
Anything treasonous involves a betrayal, particularly of your country. Your sister might consider it treasonous if you tell your parents she skipped school to go to the beach. When we betray our friends or families, that's personally treasonous.
Treasonous definition: treasonable. . See examples of TREASONOUS used in a sentence.
Treasonous means treasonable or traitorous, i.e. betraying one's country or allegiance. Learn the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation and usage of treasonous with examples from literature and history.
Treason is any attempt to overthrow the government or impair the well-being of a state to which one owes allegiance; the crime of giving aid or comfort to the enemies of one's government.
