treachery
21treachery — noun (plural eries) Etymology: Middle English trecherie, from Anglo French, from trecher, tricher to deceive, from Vulgar Latin *triccare more at trick Date: 13th century 1. violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence ; treason 2. an act… …
22treachery — /trech euh ree/, n., pl. treacheries. 1. violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason. 2. an act of perfidy, faithlessness, or treason. [1175 1225; ME trecherie < MF, OF, equiv. to trech(ier) to deceive + erie ERY] Syn. 1. See disloyalty. Ant.… …
23treachery — noun a) Deliberate, often calculated, disregard for trust or faith. b) The act of violating the confidence of another, usually for personal gain. Syn: treacherousness See Also: treacher, treacherou …
24treachery — Synonyms and related words: Machiavellianism, ambidexterity, artifice, bad faith, cunning, danger, deceitfulness, desultoriness, dirty pool, dirty trick, dirty work, dishonesty, disloyalty, double cross, double dealing, doubleness, doubleness of… …
25treachery — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. treason, perfidy, faithlessness, disloyalty, infidelity, falsity, falseness. See improbity, deception. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. faithlessness, disloyalty, betrayal; see dishonesty , treason . III… …
26treachery — treach|er|y [ tretʃəri ] noun uncount treacherous behavior a. count a treacherous act …
27treachery — sb. RG. 56 …
28treachery — treach·er·y || tretʃərɪ n. betrayal, perfidy, treason, disloyalty …
29treachery — swicdom …
30treachery — [ trɛtʃ(ə)ri] noun 1》 betrayal of trust. 2》 the quality of being deceptive …
