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treachery

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treach⋅er⋅y

  [trech-uh-ree]
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–noun, plural -er⋅ies.
1. violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason.
2. an act of perfidy, faithlessness, or treason.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME trecherie < MF, OF, equiv. to trech(ier) to deceive + -erie -ery

Synonyms:
1. See disloyalty.

Antonyms:
1. loyalty.
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treach·er·y   (trěch'ə-rē)   
n.   pl. treach·er·ies

  1. Willful betrayal of fidelity, confidence, or trust; perfidy.

  2. The act or an instance of such betrayal.


[Middle English trecherie, from Old French, from trichier, to trick, probably from Vulgar Latin *triccāre; see trick.]
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