Disloyal

adj

adj ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not loyal, without loyalty.

    "1536, Anne Boleyn, letter addressed to Henry VIII from the Tower of London, cited in Edward Herbert, The Life and Raigne of King Henry VIII, London: Thomas Whitaker, 1649, p. 383, Good your Grace, let not any light fancy, or bad Counsel of mine enemies withdraw your Princely favour from me; neither let that stain, that unworthy stain of a disloyall heart towards your good Grace, ever cast so foul a blot on your most dutifull Wife, and the Infant Princesse your daughter […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle wordnet
  2. 2
    showing lack of love for your country wordnet

Synonyms

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faithlessperfidiousrecreantsubversivetreacheroustreasonable

Antonyms

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loyal

Example

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"She accused her husband of having been disloyal to her."

Etymology

From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman desleal, desloial, equivalent to dis- + loyal.

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