treachery

[ trech-uh-ree ]

/ ˈtrɛtʃ ə ri /

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noun, plural treach·er·ies.

violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason.

an act of perfidy, faithlessness, or treason.

OPPOSITES FOR treachery

1 loyalty.

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Origin of treachery

1175–1225; Middle English trecherie<Middle French, Old French, equivalent to trech(ier) to deceive + -erie-ery

synonym study for treachery

1. See disloyalty.

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How to use treachery in a sentence

When it was time for Tripp to commit the ultimate treachery, Burgess had trouble emotionally wrapping her mind around the idea.
What FX’s ‘Impeachment’ creators hope viewers will take away from the Clinton-Lewinsky saga: ‘We are all implicated by it’|Emily Yahr|September 2, 2021|Washington Post
His treachery, however, had been skillfully concealed for years.
The Castration of Alan Turing, Britain’s Code-Breaking WWII Hero|Clive Irving|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Before they grabbed Yousef, only one other spy was known to have performed such high-level treachery for Israel.
When the Son of Hamas Spied for Israel|Nina Strochlic|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Through its wrenching, eventually exhausting series of betrayals, Game of Thrones asks, “Is treachery unavoidable?”
Daenerys Goes to Washington: The Modern Politics of ‘Game of Thrones’|Jedediah Purdy|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

There is a short fuse and a certain explosion at the end of this piece of treachery.
Cut the Baloney on Ukraine|Leslie H. Gelb|March 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Immediately, the hardline settlers were quick to accuse their own elected officials of all sorts of treachery.
Leaving the Settlements|Samuel Lebens|May 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Her eyes, for a moment, fixed themselves with a horrid conviction of a wide and nameless treachery.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
A hundred more had been taken during the night fighting, but there was treachery and some of those were killed.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
And if we did that, they would employ their usual treachery and evil methods, as they generally do.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Lead on,” said Frank, sternly, “and remember that I shall not hesitate to strike at the first sign of treachery.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
As for Lyndaraxa, her repeated and unparalleled treachery can only be justified by the extreme imbecility of her lovers.
The Works Of John Dryden, Volume 4 (of 18)|John Dryden

British Dictionary definitions for treachery

treachery

/ (ˈtrɛtʃərɪ) /

noun plural -eries

the act or an instance of wilful betrayal

the disposition to betray

Word Origin for treachery

C13: from Old French trecherie, from trechier to cheat; compare trick

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