treachery
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ə noun, plural treach·er·ies.
1.
violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason.
2.
an act of perfidy, faithlessness, or treason.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English trecherie < Middle French, Old French, equivalent to trech(ier) to deceive + -erie -ery
1175–1225; Middle English trecherie < Middle French, Old French, equivalent to trech(ier) to deceive + -erie -ery
Antonyms
1. loyalty.
1. loyalty.
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| —n , pl -eries | |
| 1. | the act or an instance of wilful betrayal |
| 2. | the disposition to betray |
| [C13: from Old French trecherie, from trechier to cheat; compare | |
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Treachery
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Word Origin & History
treachery
early 13c., from O.Fr. trecherie "deceit, cheating" (12c.), from trechier "to cheat, deceive" (see trick).
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Example sentences
But their friendly gestures often were rewarded with treachery.
He can devise tales of others' treachery and of the cruelness of fate to explain away his defeat.
He did not mention the local treachery or the lapses of officers who might have helped that day.
He'd heard tales of treachery, duplicity, and outright thuggery.
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