disloyalty

Everyday

1. Not being loyal: failing to support or be faithful to a friend, family, team, country or cause. tree →
2. A disloyal act. tree →

In the lessons

In stories and history: disloyalty to a king can be called treason; in the Bible, Judas' betrayal and Peter's denial are famous stories of disloyalty, and Peter was forgiven. In friendships: telling a friend's secret is disloyalty. Phrases: «disloyalty to», «an act of disloyalty», «accused of disloyalty».

Examples

• Telling her secret to everyone was an act of disloyalty. tree →
• The king punished the knight for disloyalty. tree →
• Peter wept bitterly over his disloyalty to Jesus. tree →
• Switching to the other team felt like disloyalty. tree →
• The captain would not forgive disloyalty. tree →
• Sam's disloyalty hurt more than losing the game. tree →

Note

Mostly uncountable; countable for single acts. Adjective: «disloyal»; opposite «loyalty». Stronger words: «betrayal», «treachery».