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noun
- 1. betrayal of trust: "many died because of his treachery"
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TREACHERY definition: 1. behaviour that deceives or is not loyal to someone who trusts you: 2. behavior that deceives or…. Learn more.
1. : violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence : treason. 2. : an act of perfidy or treason. Synonyms. backstabbing. betrayal. business. disloyalty. double cross. faithlessness. falseness. falsity. infidelity. perfidy. sellout. treason. two-timing. unfaithfulness. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
Treachery is trickery, cheating, and deceit, like the treachery of your former friend who only stuck around until he stole your girlfriend and turned the whole grade against you. The noun treachery comes from the Old French word trechier, “to cheat.”.
TREACHERY meaning: 1. behaviour that deceives or is not loyal to someone who trusts you: 2. behavior that deceives or…. Learn more.
Treachery definition: violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason.. See examples of TREACHERY used in a sentence.
Treachery is behaviour or an action in which someone betrays their country or betrays a person who trusts them. He was deeply wounded by the treachery of close aides and old friends. Synonyms: betrayal , infidelity , treason , duplicity More Synonyms of treachery
1. Willful betrayal of fidelity, confidence, or trust; perfidy. 2. The act or an instance of such betrayal. [Middle English trecherie, from Old French, from trichier, to trick, probably from Vulgar Latin *triccāre; see trick .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
