unfaithful
/'ʌn'feiθful/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Not trustworthy; disloyal: Describes a person who breaks trust, betrays confidence, or is not reliable in their commitments, especially in a relationship or duty.
- Not sexually faithful: Describes a person who engages in a sexual relationship with someone other than their spouse or committed partner.
- Inaccurate; not true to the original: Describes a copy, translation, or representation that is not exact or is misleading.
Examples of Usage
- Describing disloyalty or betrayal:
- He felt betrayed by his unfaithful friend who shared his secret.
- The unfaithful servant plotted against his master.
- Describing sexual infidelity:
- The novel explores the pain of an unfaithful husband.
- She ended the relationship after discovering her partner was unfaithful.
- Describing inaccuracy:
- The movie was an unfaithful adaptation of the classic book.
- This translation is unfaithful to the original text's spirit.
Advanced Usage
- "Prove unfaithful to": To fail to uphold a promise, principle, or duty.
- The ally proved unfaithful to the treaty.
- Literary/Formal Use: Can describe abstract concepts like memory or hope being unreliable.
- Unfaithful memory often alters past events.
Variants and Related Words
- Unfaithfully (adverb): In an unfaithful manner.
- He acted unfaithfully towards his vows.
- Unfaithfulness (noun): The state or quality of being unfaithful.
- The unfaithfulness of the ally led to war.
Synonyms
- Disloyal: Not loyal to a person, country, or cause.
- Adulterous: Specifically involving voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than their spouse.
- Treacherous: Guilty of or involving betrayal or deception.
- Inconstant: Frequently changing; not loyal or faithful.
Antonyms
- Faithful: Loyal, steadfast, or sexually exclusive.
- Loyal: Giving or showing firm and constant support or allegiance.
- True: Faithful or loyal.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "Unfaithful to one's word": To break a promise.
- By not showing up, he was unfaithful to his word.
- "Unfaithful steward": A biblical and literary archetype for a person entrusted with responsibility who betrays that trust.
Adjective
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not trustworthy
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an unfaithful reproduction
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having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor
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the faithless Benedict Arnold
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a lying traitorous insurrectionist
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having sexual relations with someone other than your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend
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her husband was unfaithful
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not true to duty or obligation or promises
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an unfaithful lover
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