traitorous

/'treitərəs/
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traitorous

A soldier discovers a traitorous spy passing secrets to the enemy.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Betraying trust or allegiance: Describes someone or something that is disloyal, especially to a country, cause, or person to whom one owes allegiance. It implies a deliberate and treacherous act of betrayal.
    • Characteristic of a traitor: Having the qualities or nature of a person who commits treason or betrays confidence.
Examples of Usage
  • Adjective:
    • The general was executed for his traitorous correspondence with the enemy.
    • She felt a traitorous pang of sympathy for her opponent, despite her team's rivalry.
    • Revealing the secret plans was a traitorous act against the organization.
Advanced Usage
  • "traitorous to": Used to specify the entity being betrayed.
    • He was accused of being traitorous to his oath of office.
  • Describing abstract concepts like thoughts or feelings that feel like a betrayal of one's own principles or loyalties.
    • He suppressed the traitorous thought that the plan was doomed to fail.
Variants and Related Words
  • Traitor (n): A person who betrays a country, principle, etc.
    • He was branded a traitor for his actions.
  • Traitorously (adv): In a traitorous manner.
    • He acted traitorously by selling the information.
  • Treacherous (adj): Similar in meaning, often implying dangerous deceit. While overlapping, "treacherous" can also describe physical hazards (e.g., a treacherous road), whereas "traitorous" is specifically about betrayal of allegiance.
Synonyms
  • Treacherous: Guilty of or involving betrayal.
  • Perfidious: Deceitful and untrustworthy (literary).
  • Disloyal: Not loyal or faithful.
  • Faithless: Not keeping faith; disloyal.
Antonyms
  • Loyal: Giving or showing firm and constant support.
  • Faithful: Remaining loyal and steadfast.
  • Patriotic: Having or expressing devotion to one's country.
Related Phrases and Idioms
  • Turn traitor: To become a traitor; to betray.
    • After years of service, he turned traitor and joined the rival faction.
  • A traitor to the cause: Someone who betrays a shared ideal or movement.
    • By advocating for peace, he was labeled a traitor to the cause by the hardliners.
traitorous

A soldier discovers a traitorous spy passing secrets to the enemy.

Adjective
  1. having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor
    • the faithless Benedict Arnold
    • a lying traitorous insurrectionist

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