Definition of treachery
Nouns
betrayal of a trust
- Synonyms:
- perfidiousness, perfidy
- Types:
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insidiousness
the quality of being designed to entrap
- Type of:
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disloyalty
the quality of being disloyal
an act of deliberate betrayal
- Types:
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double cross, double-crossing
an act of betrayal
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sellout
an act of betrayal
- Type of:
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dishonesty, knavery
lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
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