DISLOYALTY


Meaning of DISLOYALTY in English

/dis loy"euhl tee/ , n. , pl. disloyalties .

1. the quality of being disloyal; lack of loyalty; unfaithfulness.

2. violation of allegiance or duty, as to a government.

3. a disloyal act.

[ 1400-50; late ME desloiaute, OF desleaute, equiv. to desleal DISLOYAL + -te -TY 2 ]

Syn. 1. faithlessness, subversion. DISLOYALTY, PERFIDY, TREACHERY, TREASON imply betrayal of trust. DISLOYALTY applies to any violation of loyalty, whether to a person, a cause, or one's country, and whether in thought or in deeds: to suspect disloyalty in a friend. PERFIDY implies deliberate breaking of faith or of one's pledges and promises, on which others are relying: It is an act of perfidy to cheat innocent people. TREACHERY implies being secretly traitorous but seeming friendly and loyal: In treachery deceit is added to disloyalty. TREASON is performing overt acts to help the enemies of one's country or government: Acting to aid a hostile power is treason.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .