disloyally
- adverb
- /dɪsˈlɔɪəli/
:
deslealmente
- By leaving the company without notice, he disloyally abandoned his colleagues who had supported him.
Examples
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"Those 12 private credit monopolies "were deceitfully and disloyally foisted upon this country "by bankers who came here from Europe "and who repaid us for our hospitality "by undermining our American institutions."
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He acted disloyally by betraying his friend's trust when he shared their secrets.
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She disloyally supported the opposing team during the big game, leaving her friends upset.
Synonyms
1
7.6
To break someone's trust by betraying them
1
5.0
In a way that shows no loyalty and breaks promises
In a way that breaks someone's trust
In a way that is not loyal and harms people who trust you
In a dishonest way that betrays trust
In a way that betrays your country or its government
In a way that betrays a country or its government
Antonyms
How Loyal
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3.6
54
2.6
7
2.5
1
5.0
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7.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disloyally comes from the parts dis- meaning 'not' and loyal meaning 'faithful'. Loyal was once about being true to a ruler or the law and is like the word legal, so to act disloyally is to be 'not faithful' and betray someone's trust.