TREACHEROUS


Meaning of TREACHEROUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tretʃərəs ]

1.

If you describe someone as treacherous , you mean that they are likely to betray you and cannot be trusted.

He publicly left the party and denounced its treacherous leaders...

ADJ [ disapproval ]

2.

If you say that something is treacherous , you mean that it is very dangerous and unpredictable.

The current of the river is fast flowing and treacherous...

ADJ

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