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[ trech-uh-ree ] / ˈtrɛtʃ ə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR treachery ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural treach·er·ies.violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason. an act of perfidy, faithlessness, or treason. Origin of treachery1175–1225; Middle English trecherie<Middle French, Old French, equivalent to trech(ier) to deceive + -erie-ery ANTONYMS FOR treacherySEE ANTONYMS FOR treachery ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for treachery1. See disloyalty. Words nearby treacherytray table, trazodone, trazodone hydrochloride, TRC, treacherous, treachery, treacle, treacle mustard, tread, treadle, treadmill Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for treacheryHis treachery, however, had been skillfully concealed for years. The Castration of Alan Turing, Britain’s Code-Breaking WWII Hero|Clive Irving|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Through its wrenching, eventually exhausting series of betrayals, Game of Thrones asks, “Is treachery unavoidable?” Daenerys Goes to Washington: The Modern Politics of ‘Game of Thrones’|Jedediah Purdy|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST There is a short fuse and a certain explosion at the end of this piece of treachery. Cut the Baloney on Ukraine|Leslie H. Gelb|March 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Immediately, the hardline settlers were quick to accuse their own elected officials of all sorts of treachery. Leaving the Settlements|Samuel Lebens|May 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“[C]owardice is worse, treachery is worse, and simple selfishness is worse,” he said. The Hemingway Lesson|Marty Beckerman|July 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST My husband is blind, Micheline unsuspicious, and Serge smiles quietly, as if he were preparing some treachery. Serge Panine, Complete|Georges Ohnet Napoleon, overcome by all this misfortune and treachery which fell upon him, did what they required of him. The Empress Josephine|Louise Muhlbach The act of treachery was consummated and the chief captured. South American Fights and Fighters|Cyrus Townsend Brady To forget his treachery, he enters into a clandestine relationship with an actress of the town. The Social Significance of the Modern Drama|Emma Goldman Treachery, or, perhaps worse, a kind of poised—and poisonous—mental judo? The Planet Strappers|Raymond Zinke Gallun
British Dictionary definitions for treachery
noun plural -eriesthe act or an instance of wilful betrayal the disposition to betray Word Origin for treacheryC13: from Old French trecherie, from trechier to cheat; compare trick Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to treacheryinfidelity, betrayal, treason, fake, flimflam, whitewash, scam, falseness, duplicity, sellout, dodge, gyp, perfidy, perfidiousness, spoof, disaffection, put-on, racket, corruption, double-dealing |