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1. (n.) treachery
violation of faith; betrayal of trust.
2. treachery
an act of perfidy, faithlessness, or treason.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME trecherie < OF, =trech(ier) to deceive +-erie -ery)
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1. (noun) perfidy, perfidiousness, treachery
betrayal of a trust
2. (noun) treachery, betrayal, treason, perfidy
an act of deliberate betrayal
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1. (noun) treachery
violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence; treasonable or perfidious conduct; perfidy; treason
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Sense: (an act of) betraying someone; disloyalty
His treachery led to the capture and imprisonment of his friend.
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 Afrikaans: verraad |
 Arabic: غَدْر، خِيانَه |
 Bulgarian: предателство |
 Brazilian: traição |
 Czech: zrada |
 German: der Verrat |
 Danish: forræderi |
 Greek: προδοσία |
 Spanish: traición |
 Estonian: reet(ur)likkus |
 Farsi: خیانت |
 Finnish: petos |
 French: traîtrise |
 Hebrew: בְּגִידָה |
 Hindi: कपट, बेईमानी |
 Croatian: izdaja |
 Hungarian: árulás |
 Indonesian: pengkhianatan |
 Icelandic: svik |
 Italian: slealtà, tradimento |
 Japanese: 裏切り |
 Korean: 배신 |
 Lithuanian: klasta, išdavystė |
 Latvian: nodevība |
 Malay: pengkhianatan |
 Dutch: verraad |
 Norwegian: forræderi, svik; lumskhet |
 Polish: zdrada |
 Persian: خیانت |
 Pashto: خیانت |
 Portuguese: traição |
 Romanian: trădare |
 Russian: предательство |
 Slovak: zrada |
 Slovenian: izdaja |
 Serbian: izdaja |
 Swedish: förräderi, svek |
 Thai: การทรยศ |
 Turkish: hainlik, kalleşlik |
 Taiwanese: 背叛，變節 |
 Ukrainian: зрада, віроломство |
 Urdu: دغا بازي، بے وفائي |
 Vietnamese: sự phản bội |
 Chinese: 背叛，变节 |
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