Treachery

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Willful betrayal of fidelity, confidence, or trust; perfidy.
  • n. The act or an instance of such betrayal.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Deliberate, often calculated, disregard for trust or faith.
  • n. The act of violating the confidence of another, usually for personal gain.
  • n. Treason.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence; treasonable or perfidious conduct; perfidy; treason.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence; treasonable or perfidious conduct; perfidy.
  • n. Synonyms See perfidious.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. betrayal of a trust
  • n. an act of deliberate betrayal
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    cruelty    cowardice    deceit    ingratitude    treason    wickedness    hypocrisy    fraud    oppression    malice