disloyal
111disloyalty — early 15c., from M.Fr. desloyaulte, from O.Fr. desloiaute, desleauté disloyalty, faithlessness, marital infidelity, from desloial (see DISLOYAL (Cf. disloyal)). Especially of allegiance to a state or sovereign since c.1600 …
112perfidious — a. 1. Faithless, unfaithful, venal, treacherous, false, dishonest, disloyal, doublefaced, traitorous, false hearted, deceitful, untrustworthy. 2. Treacherous, traitorous, false, disloyal, dishonest. 3. Perjured, forsworn, faithless, false …
113betray — verb (T) 1 to be disloyal to someone who trusts you so that they are harmed or upset: betray sb (to sb): What kind of man would betray his own sister to the police? 2 to be disloyal to your country, for example by giving secret information to its …
114rat — 1 noun (C) 1 an animal that looks like a large mouse with a long tail: rat poison 2 spoken someone who has been disloyal to you or deceived you: But you promised to help us, you rat! 3 look like a drowned rat to look very wet and uncomfortable 4… …
115disloyalty — dis•loy•al•ty [[t]dɪsˈlɔɪ əl ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the quality of being disloyal; lack of loyalty; unfaithfulness 2) violation of allegiance or duty, as to a government 3) a disloyal act • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < MF …
116purge — [[t]pɜrdʒ[/t]] v. purged, purg•ing, n. 1) to rid of impurities; cleanse; purify 2) to rid, clear, or free: to purge a political party of disloyal members[/ex] 3) to clear of imputed guilt 4) to remove by cleansing or purifying 5) med to clear or… …
117disloyalty — /dɪsˈlɔɪəlti/ (say dis loyuhltee) noun (plural disloyalties) 1. the quality of being disloyal; unfaithfulness. 2. violation of allegiance or duty, as to a government. 3. a disloyal act …
118disloyalty — [dis loi′əltē, dis′loi′əltē] n. 1. the quality of being disloyal 2. pl. disloyalties a disloyal act …
119purge — [pʉrj] vt. purged, purging [ME purgen < OFr purgier < L purgare, to cleanse < purus, clean (see PURE) + agere, to do: see ACT1] 1. to cleanse or rid of impurities, foreign matter, or undesirable elements 2. to cleanse of guilt, sin, or… …
120recreant — [rek′rē ənt] [Archaic or Literary] Literary Archaic adj. [ME < OFr prp. of recreire, to surrender allegiance < ML recredere, to give in or up < L re , back, again + credere, to believe: see CREED] 1. cowardly; craven 2. failing to keep… …
