treachery[noun]Synonyms: betrayal, disloyalty, double-dealing, duplicity, faithlessness, infidelity, perfidy, treason
Antonyms: dependability, trustworthiness
Contrasted words: incorruptibility, reliability, probity, rectitude, uprightness, constancy, fidelity, loyalty, staunchness
Related Idioms: dirty pool, dirty work at the crossroads
Related Words: falseheartedness,
falseness,
double cross,
double-dealing,
sellout [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
treach‧e‧ry /ˈtretʃəri/
noun (
plural treacheries)
[
Date: 1100-1200;
Language: Old French;
Origin: trecherie, from trechier, trichier; ⇒ trick1]
1. [uncountable] behaviour in which someone is not loyal to a person who trusts them, especially when this behaviour helps that person’s enemies:
the treachery of those who plotted against the king2. [countable usually plural] a disloyal action against someone who trusts you
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲