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as in infidelity
lack of faithfulness especially to one's husband or wife
she was greatly pained by her husband's disloyalty
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as in betrayal
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another
His disloyalty to the company led to his dismissal.
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Recent Examples of disloyalty
In a new book, Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines, published Oct. 21, Jean-Pierre says that the party's internal dysfunction and disloyalty had helped pave the way for its 2024 defeat.
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Michel Martin, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Moreover, sometimes a leader falsely alleges a coup plot to purge members of the government suspected of disloyalty.
—John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
A lot of disloyalty this season with lots of empty words.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Kennedy defended his top aide Stefanie Spear, who has been targeted by Loomer, over her seeming disloyalty to Trump.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disloyalty
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The Woods brand was badly dinged by his November 2009 car crash and infidelity scandal, but sponsors returned for the comeback story, including his 2019 Masters title.—
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There has been rumored infidelity aimed at both parties in addition to other grievances.—
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In June 2025, Peacock revealed the latest slate of celebrities set to battle it out in a high-stakes game of lies, alliances and betrayal inside a castle in the Scottish Highlands — all for a chance to win up to $250,000.—
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Rumors of treason, incompetence and betrayal swirled.—
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The book presents itself as a comic take on the classic adultery novel and a send-up of a narrow, self-conscious group of downwardly mobile New Yorkers.—
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The initial batch of documents showed that Angela Paxton sought the divorce on the grounds that Ken Paxton had committed adultery, but included no additional details.—
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With season 4 rapidly approaching, now's the time to prepare for the treachery to come.—
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Instead of being killed, Ashur takes Spartacus’ life and is consequently rewarded for his treachery by the Roman Empire.—
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His plays gleefully plumb the wickedest aspects of the human psyche, delivering tales of relentless conquest, Jewish perfidy, deals with the devil, and gay love.—
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The ignorance, the hubris, the lies, the perfidy.—
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Rumors of treason, incompetence and betrayal swirled.—
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His Administration has also accused political rivals, including Democratic lawmakers and former President Barack Obama, of sedition and treason.—
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“Disloyalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disloyalty. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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