disloyalty

Pronunciation: /dɪsˈlɔɪ.(j)əɫ.ti/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the quality of being disloyal

Etymology

From Old French desloiauté (Modern French déloyauté), from des- + loiauté (“loyalty”).

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
infidelity
Narrower (hyponyms)
treason, perfidy, disaffection
Opposite (antonyms)
loyalty

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