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- 1. the quality of not being loyal to a person, country, or organization; unfaithfulness: "an accusation of disloyalty and betrayal"
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noun. dis· loy· al· ty (ˌ)dis-ˈlȯi (-ə)l-tē. Synonyms of disloyalty. : lack of loyalty. Synonyms. faithlessness. falseness. falsity. inconstancy. infidelity. perfidiousness. perfidy. unfaithfulness. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of disloyalty in a Sentence. His disloyalty to the company led to his dismissal.
disloyal implies a lack of complete faithfulness to a friend, cause, leader, or country. traitorous implies either actual treason or a serious betrayal of trust. treacherous implies readiness to betray trust or confidence. perfidious adds to faithless the implication of an incapacity for fidelity or reliability.
DISLOYALTY definition: 1. the fact of not supporting someone that you should support: 2. the fact of not supporting…. Learn more.
Disloyalty, perfidy, treachery, treason imply betrayal of trust. Disloyalty applies to any violation of loyalty, whether to a person, a cause, or one's country, and whether in thought or in deeds: to suspect disloyalty in a friend.
disloyalty applies to any violation of loyalty, whether to a person, a cause, or one’s country, and whether in thought or in deeds: to suspect disloyalty in a friend. perfidy implies deliberate breaking of faith or of one’s pledges and promises, on which others are relying: It is an act of perfidy to cheat innocent people. treachery implies ...
us / dɪsˈlɔɪ·əl / Add to word list. not loyal; acting to hurt someone you are expected to support:
false to one's obligations or allegiances; not loyal; faithless; treacherous. Synonyms: treasonable, traitorous, perfidious, unfaithful. disloyal. / dɪsˈlɔɪəl / adjective. not loyal or faithful; deserting one's allegiance or duty. Discover More. Derived Forms. disˈloyally, adverb. Discover More. Other Words From. dis·loy al·ist noun.
Definition of disloyalty noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. the quality of being disloyal; lack of loyalty; unfaithfulness. 2. violation of allegiance or duty, as to a government. 3. a disloyal act. [1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
DISLOYAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of disloyal in English. disloyal. adjective. us / ˌdɪsˈlɔɪ.əl / uk / ˌdɪsˈlɔɪ.əl / Add to word list. C2. not supporting someone that you should support: disloyal to His sisters thought that his autobiography was disloyal to the family. Opposite. loyal.
