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   disloyal

   /dɪsˈlɔɪ(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. failing to be loyal to a person, country, or organization to which one has obligations: "she was accused of being disloyal to the government"
   • ▪ (of a remark or thought) demonstrating a lack of loyalty: "disloyal mutterings about his leadership"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Old French desloial, from des- (expressing negation) + loial ‘loyal’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. disloyalist noun
   • 2. disloyally adverb

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › disloyalDisloyal Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DISLOYAL is lacking in loyalty; also : showing an absence of allegiance, devotion, obligation, faith, or support. How to use disloyal in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Disloyal.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISLOYAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   uk / ˌdɪsˈlɔɪ.əl / us / 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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Disloyalty, betrayal & treason. adulterous. backstabber. betrayal. betrayer. break ranks idiom.

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   It's disloyal when a country violates a signed treaty, and it's disloyal for a citizen to spy for a foreign state against its own government. But it's also disloyal to betray the trust of someone in your life.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISLOYAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Disloyalty, betrayal & treason. adulterous. backstabber. betrayal. betrayer.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISLOYAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   (dɪslɔɪəl ) adjective. Someone who is disloyal to their friends, family, or country does not support them or does things that could harm them. She was so disloyal to her deputy she made his position untenable. [+ to] Brian sided with his sister, which led his mother to accuse him of being disloyal.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishdisloyal adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   adjective. /dɪsˈlɔɪəl/ disloyal (to somebody/something) not loyal or faithful to your friends, family, country, etc. He was accused of being disloyal to the government. a disloyal remark It was very disloyal of you to repeat what I said to Peter. Join us.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › disloyal_adjdisloyal, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

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   Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the word disloyal mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word disloyal, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishdisloyal | meaning in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   disloyal definition: not loyal or not supporting someone who you should support: . Learn more.

10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › disloyalDisloyal Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    DISLOYAL meaning: failing to support or be true to someone or something not loyal or faithful to your friends, family, country, etc. often + to.

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    Disloyal definition: false to one's obligations or allegiances; not loyal; faithless; treacherous.. See examples of DISLOYAL used in a sentence.