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as in infidelity
lack of faithfulness especially to one's husband or wife
she was greatly pained by her husband's disloyalty
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as in betrayal
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another
His disloyalty to the company led to his dismissal.
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Recent Examples of disloyalty
Instead of piling on, Trump was relatively disciplined, even criticizing George Clooney for his disloyalty.
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S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024
But Xi remains determined to root out corruption and disloyalty.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 1 July 2024
The themes of sectarianism and disloyalty to Britain have emerged in many discussions about the Muslim electorate, according to Faisal Hanif, a researcher at the Centre for Media Monitoring who tracks the way Muslims are portrayed in the British media.
—Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 June 2024
Trump declined to name names, but the former president has railed against Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., chair of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus, for alleged disloyalty.
—Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
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S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024
But Xi remains determined to root out corruption and disloyalty.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 1 July 2024
The themes of sectarianism and disloyalty to Britain have emerged in many discussions about the Muslim electorate, according to Faisal Hanif, a researcher at the Centre for Media Monitoring who tracks the way Muslims are portrayed in the British media.
—Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 June 2024
Trump declined to name names, but the former president has railed against Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., chair of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus, for alleged disloyalty.
—Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disloyalty
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In the documentary, Stewart suggested that the infidelity reports were true.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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All of a sudden, the conversation is no longer about newfound infidelity rumors but about how Mia waited three years to play that card.Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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This season’s storyline guarantees a symphony of intrigue, betrayal, and unrelenting ambition as Madam fights tooth and nail to safeguard her empire and exact her revenge.Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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This was especially a betrayal of Arab and Muslim American voters who arguably gave Biden his slim 2020 margin of victory in crucial states such as Michigan.Caise D. Hassan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
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The flick was a comedic noir that imagined a Hollywood where cartoons and humans live together, and the plot involved murder, adultery, blackmail and other adult topics.Victoria Edel, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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She’s getting beheaded for committing adultery with a distant cousin.Elle Carroll, Vulture, 18 June 2024
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Hosted by Alan Cumming, the game of treachery and deceit returns to Peacock on Thursday, January 9th.Anne Easton, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Politics is full of deceit, treachery, and betrayal. . . .Quintus Tullius Cicero, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
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Putin inundates Ukraine’s airwaves with propaganda about the West’s perfidy, the West’s agonizingly slow and insufficient support of Ukraine, the West’s seeming willingness to bleed Ukraine as a proxy, Zelensky’s anti-democratic centralization of power, and the like.Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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On March 4, 1798, the first dispatches from France finally arrived and exposed the depths of French perfidy.Lindsay M. Chervinsky / Made by History, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
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In June, Trump amplified a social media post calling for former Rep. Liz Cheney − the Republican co-chair of the special House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters − to be put on trial for treason by a military tribunal.Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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Trump in 2023 accused NBC of treason for reporting on his various legal troubles.April Rubin, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Disloyalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disloyalty. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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