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单词 two-timing
释义

two-time

verb

ˈtü-ˌtīm How to pronounce two-time (audio)
two-timed; two-timing; two-times

transitive verb

1
: to betray (a spouse or lover) by secret lovemaking with another
2
: double-cross
two-timer noun

Synonyms

  • backstab
  • betray
  • cross
  • double-cross
  • sell (out)
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Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined at sense 2

two-timing 1 of 3

adjective

as in adulterous
relating to or being a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse her husband's compulsive two-timing behavior is the reason she left

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • adulterous
  • extramarital
  • extracurricular
  • promiscuous
  • premarital
  • adulterine
  • adulterate

two-timing

2 of 3

noun

1
as in cheating
a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse he found out about the two-timing when he found a love letter stuffed in the dresser

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • cheating
  • adultery
  • misconduct
  • infidelity
  • unfaithfulness
  • treachery
  • affair
  • affaire
  • romance
  • perfidy
  • promiscuity
  • disloyalty
  • fling
  • amour
  • infatuation
  • faithlessness
  • perfidiousness
  • flirtation
  • love
  • inconstancy
  • criminal conversation
  • entanglement
  • intrigue
  • falseness
  • free love
  • liaison
  • attachment
  • love affair
  • passion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • fidelity
  • faithfulness
  • loyalty
  • allegiance
  • devotion
  • dedication
  • fealty
  • constancy
  • steadfastness
  • devotedness
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2
as in betrayal
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another this repudiation of her campaign pledges is an unconscionable two-timing of the electorate

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • betrayal
  • treachery
  • infidelity
  • backstabbing
  • treason
  • perfidy
  • unfaithfulness
  • lying
  • disloyalty
  • deception
  • faithlessness
  • deceit
  • sellout
  • falseness
  • double cross
  • abandonment
  • duplicity
  • business
  • double-dealing
  • desertion
  • falsity
  • two-facedness
  • informing
  • snitching
  • fraud
  • trickery
  • guile
  • talebearing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • loyalty
  • allegiance
  • fidelity
  • devotion
  • fealty
  • faithfulness
  • steadfastness
  • reliability
  • trustworthiness
  • staunchness
  • dependability
  • defense
  • protection
  • shield
  • safeguard
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two-timing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of two-time
as in betraying
to be unfaithful or disloyal to an entrepreneur who's supposedly two-timed every business partner she's ever had

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • betraying
  • backstabbing
  • double-crossing
  • crossing
  • stabbing in the back
  • selling down the river
  • selling (out)
  • peaching
  • giving away
  • shopping
  • turning in
  • going back on
  • splitting (on)
  • informing (on)
  • snitching (on)
  • ratting (on)
  • telling (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • protecting
  • defending
  • saving
  • shielding
  • guarding
  • safeguarding
  • standing by
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