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dis⋅loy⋅al⋅ty

  [dis-loi-uhl-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. the quality of being disloyal; lack of loyalty; unfaithfulness.
2. violation of allegiance or duty, as to a government.
3. a disloyal act.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < MF desloiaute, OF desleaute, equiv. to desleal disloyal + -te -ty 2

Synonyms:
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.
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dis·loy·al·ty   (dĭs-loi'əl-tē)   
n.   pl. dis·loy·al·ties
  1. The quality of being disloyal; faithlessness.
  2. A disloyal act.
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