"treachery" meaning in English

See treachery in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹɛt͡ʃəɹi/, /ˈtɹɛt͡ʃɹi/, /ˈt͡ʃɹɛt͡ʃəɹi/, /ˈt͡ʃɹɛt͡ʃɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-treachery.wav Forms: treacheries [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English trecherie, from Old French tricherie, trecherie, from tricher, trichier (“to cheat”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|trecherie}} Middle English trecherie, {{der|en|fro|tricherie}} Old French tricherie Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} treachery (countable and uncountable, plural treacheries)
  1. Deliberate, often calculated, disregard for trust or faith. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (deliberate disregard for trust or faith): xəyanət (Azerbaijani), vəfasızlıq (Azerbaijani), xəyanətkarlıq (Azerbaijani), namərdlik (Azerbaijani), измяна (izmjana) [feminine] (Bulgarian), предателство (predatelstvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 背信棄義 (Chinese Mandarin), 背信弃义 (bèixìnqìyì) (Chinese Mandarin), petos (Finnish), traîtrise [feminine] (French), Verrat [masculine] (German), δολιότητα (doliótita) [feminine] (Greek), κακοπιστία (kakopistía) [feminine] (Greek), επιβουλή (epivoulí) [feminine] (Greek), tradimento [masculine] (Italian), slealtà [feminine] (Italian), inganno [masculine] (Italian), 裏切り (uragiri) (alt: うらぎり) (Japanese), kasukaban (Kapampangan), kesukaban (Kapampangan), perfidia [feminine] (Latin), kaikaiwaiūtanga (Maori), kaikaiwaiū (Maori), преда́тельство (predátelʹstvo) [neuter] (Russian), изме́на (izména) [feminine] (Russian), вероло́мство (verolómstvo) [neuter] (Russian), svek [neuter] (Swedish), förräderi [neuter] (Swedish), kataksilan (Tagalog), brad [masculine] (Welsh), bradau [masculine, plural] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-treachery-en-noun-S-SoBOfA Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 26 32 12 30 Disambiguation of 'deliberate disregard for trust or faith': 93 5 1 1
  2. The act of violating the confidence of another, usually for personal gain. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the act of violating the confidence of another): προδοσία (prodosía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), perfido (Esperanto), petos (Finnish), προδοσία (prodosía) [feminine] (Greek), kaikaiwaiū (Maori), kaikaiwaiūtanga (Maori), преда́тельство (predátelʹstvo) [neuter] (Russian), изме́на (izména) [feminine] (Russian), alevosía [feminine] (Spanish), brad [masculine] (Welsh), bradau [masculine, plural] (Welsh)
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  3. Treason. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-treachery-en-noun-jUJiCcAk Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 26 32 12 30
  4. (countable) An act or instance of treachery. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-treachery-en-noun-I4eCEOCk Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 26 32 12 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Punic faith, treacherousness Derived forms: treacher, treacherous Related terms: trick, trickster, tricky, trickery

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃɹɛt͡ʃəɹi/"
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    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
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    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Maori translations",
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    "Terms with Swedish translations",
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        "(countable) An act or instance of treachery."
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      "ipa": "/ˈtɹɛt͡ʃɹi/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃɹɛt͡ʃəɹi/"
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      "word": "Punic faith"
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      "word": "treacherousness"
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "word": "xəyanət"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "word": "vəfasızlıq"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "word": "xəyanətkarlıq"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "word": "namərdlik"
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izmjana",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "измяна"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predatelstvo",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "предателство"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "word": "背信棄義"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bèixìnqìyì",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "word": "背信弃义"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "word": "petos"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "traîtrise"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Verrat"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "doliótita",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "δολιότητα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kakopistía",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "κακοπιστία"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epivoulí",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "επιβουλή"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tradimento"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "slealtà"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "inganno"
    },
    {
      "alt": "うらぎり",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "uragiri",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "word": "裏切り"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "word": "kasukaban"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "word": "kesukaban"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "perfidia"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "word": "kaikaiwaiūtanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "word": "kaikaiwaiū"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "predátelʹstvo",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "преда́тельство"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izména",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "изме́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "verolómstvo",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "вероло́мство"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "svek"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "förräderi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "word": "kataksilan"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "brad"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "deliberate disregard for trust or faith",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "bradau"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "the act of violating the confidence of another",
      "word": "perfido"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the act of violating the confidence of another",
      "word": "petos"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "prodosía",
      "sense": "the act of violating the confidence of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "προδοσία"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "prodosía",
      "sense": "the act of violating the confidence of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "προδοσία"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "the act of violating the confidence of another",
      "word": "kaikaiwaiū"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "the act of violating the confidence of another",
      "word": "kaikaiwaiūtanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "predátelʹstvo",
      "sense": "the act of violating the confidence of another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "преда́тельство"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izména",
      "sense": "the act of violating the confidence of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "изме́на"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the act of violating the confidence of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "alevosía"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "the act of violating the confidence of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "brad"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "the act of violating the confidence of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "bradau"
    }
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}

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