"traitorous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɹeɪtəɹəs/, /ˈtɹeɪtɹəs/ Forms: more traitorous [comparative], most traitorous [superlative]
enPR: trāt′ərəs, trāt′rəs Etymology: From Middle English trayterous, traytrous, (also Middle English traytours, treytours), from Anglo-Norman traiterous, traitourous and Old French traitros. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|trayterous}} Middle English trayterous, {{cog|enm|traytours}} Middle English traytours, {{der|en|xno|traiterous}} Anglo-Norman traiterous, {{der|en|fro|traitros}} Old French traitros Head templates: {{en-adj}} traitorous (comparative more traitorous, superlative most traitorous)
  1. Characteristic of a traitor; disloyal. Translations (characteristic of a traitor): προδοτικός (prodotikós) (Ancient Greek), предателски (predatelski) (Bulgarian), traïdor (Catalan), forræderisk (Danish), verräterisch (German), treulos (German), untreu (German), προδοτικός (prodotikós) [masculine] (Greek), предавнички (predavnički) [masculine] (Macedonian), издајнички (izdajnički) [masculine] (Macedonian), forrædersk (Norwegian Bokmål), forræderisk (Norwegian Bokmål), forrædersk (Norwegian Nynorsk), forræderisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), traiçoeiro (Portuguese), traidor (Portuguese), traicionero (Spanish), traidor (Spanish), förrädisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-traitorous-en-adj-DB3pDtVG Disambiguation of 'characteristic of a traitor': 96 4
  2. (law) Constituting treason; treasonable or seditious. Categories (topical): Law Translations (law: constituting treason; treasonable or seditious): στασιαστικός (stasiastikós) [masculine] (Greek), ανατρεπτικός (anatreptikós) [masculine] (Greek), предавнички (predavnički) [masculine] (Macedonian), издајнички (izdajnički) [masculine] (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-traitorous-en-adj-SAloqMjB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 26 74 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'law: constituting treason; treasonable or seditious': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: traitorsome, treacherous, traitourous [obsolete], traiterous [obsolete]

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "characteristic of a traitor",
      "word": "forrædersk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "characteristic of a traitor",
      "word": "forræderisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "characteristic of a traitor",
      "word": "traiçoeiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "characteristic of a traitor",
      "word": "traidor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "characteristic of a traitor",
      "word": "traicionero"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "characteristic of a traitor",
      "word": "traidor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "characteristic of a traitor",
      "word": "förrädisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "stasiastikós",
      "sense": "law: constituting treason; treasonable or seditious",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "στασιαστικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anatreptikós",
      "sense": "law: constituting treason; treasonable or seditious",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ανατρεπτικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "predavnički",
      "sense": "law: constituting treason; treasonable or seditious",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "предавнички"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "izdajnički",
      "sense": "law: constituting treason; treasonable or seditious",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "издајнички"
    }
  ],
  "word": "traitorous"
}

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