What does treachery mean?

Definitions for treachery
ˈtrɛtʃ ə ritreach·e·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. perfidy, perfidiousness, treacherynoun

    betrayal of a trust

  2. treachery, betrayal, treason, perfidynoun

    an act of deliberate betrayal

Wiktionary

  1. treacherynoun

    Deliberate, often calculated, disregard for trust or faith.

  2. treacherynoun

    The act of violating the confidence of another, usually for personal gain.

  3. treacherynoun

    Treason.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. TREACHERYnoun

    Perfidy; breach of faith.

    Etymology: tricherie, French.

Wikipedia

  1. Treachery

    Treachery is the betrayal or violation of trust.

ChatGPT

  1. treachery

    Treachery refers to the act of betrayal, deceit, or disloyalty, especially when a person intentionally goes against their commitments, promises, or obligations. It is often associated with actions that are harmful or damaging to others, particularly those who have been subject to trust, faith or confidence.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Treacherynoun

    violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence; treasonable or perfidious conduct; perfidy; treason

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Treachery

    trech′ėr-i, n. faithlessness.—ns. Treach′er, Treach′etour, Treach′our (obs.), a traitor.—adj. Treach′erous, full of treachery: faithless.—adv. Treach′erously.—n. Treach′erousness. [O. Fr. tricherietricher—Teut., Mid. High Ger. trechen, to draw. Trick is a doublet.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of treachery in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of treachery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of treachery in a Sentence

  1. James. A. Kenny:

    Treachery and acrimony are the wares that endure in the family heirs.”

  2. John Wesley:

    My cool judgement is, that if all the other doctrines of devils which have been committed to writing since letters were in the world were collected together in one volume, it would fall short of this; and that, should a Prince form himself by this book, so calmly recommending hypocrisy, treachery, lying, robbery, oppression, adultery, whoredom, and murder of all kinds, Domitian or Nero would be an angel of light compared to that man.

  3. Publilius Syrus:

    Ready tears are a sign of treachery, not of grief.

  4. Mustafa Al-Kadhimi:

    I was and still am a redemption project for Iraq and the people of Iraq. The missiles of treachery will not discourage the believers and will shake a hair of the stability and determination of our heroic security forces to preserve people's security, achieve justice and set the law in place.

  5. Tom Watson:

    Old age and treachery, i played the golf course enough times to know where I'm supposed to hit it and where I'm not supposed to hit.

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