quisling

/'kwizliɳ/

Thân thiện

A quisling betrays his country by aiding the enemy invaders.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their own country: A "quisling" is a person who betrays their nation by actively helping an enemy that has invaded and taken control of it. The term carries a strong connotation of treachery and subservience to a foreign oppressor.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The resistance fighters despised the quislings who helped the enemy regime.
  • History remembers him not as a patriot, but as a quisling who sold out his country.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used figuratively to describe someone perceived as betraying a group, cause, or principle from within, though its primary and strongest meaning relates to national betrayal during occupation.
  • Within the party, he was branded a quisling for supporting the opposition's policies.

Variants and Related Words

• Quislingism (n): The actions or policies of collaboration with an occupying enemy force.
  • The documentary examined the rise of quislingism during the war.

Synonyms

• Collaborator: A person who cooperates with an enemy.
• Traitor: A person who betrays a country, cause, or trust.
• Turncoat: A person who deserts one party or cause to join an opposing one.

Word Origin and Notes

• The word originates from the name of Vidkun Quisling, a Norwegian military officer and politician who headed a puppet government in Norway under Nazi occupation during World War II. His name became synonymous with betrayal and collaboration.

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force

Từ đồng nghĩa

• collaborator
• collaborationist