faithlessness
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7.7
- noun
- /ˈfeɪθləsnəs/
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deslealtad
- The team's faithlessness was evident when they failed to support each other during the tough seasons.
Examples
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From the fundamental defect that has been stated, and all that it involves, spring falseness, faithlessness, treachery, ungratefulness, and so on.
Blog text (15) -
Sin gave my family depression, hatred, hopelessness, faithlessness, and separation.
Blog text (21) -
The fall was because of their own faithlessness.
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I am going to make you suffer for your faithlessness to me.
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Faithlessness ten years ago ... made me what I am today.
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We bemoan the faithlessness of our elected representatives, but we do not want to decide things they decide.
Blog text (17) -
I can let go of all the frustration and exhaustion that came with twenty years of faithlessness and hurt.
Blog text (5) -
She had laughed in his face at his fickle faithlessness, and she had vanished into thin air.
Fiction book (1990) -
Her faithlessness to her promises led friends to lose trust in her.
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His reputation suffered due to his faithlessness in his commitments to the company.
Synonyms
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9.9
A dishonest act that breaks someone's trust
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5.5
Not being dependable or able to be trusted
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5.8
A way of speaking or acting that is not true
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6.1
Not being loyal to a partner, for example having a secret romantic or sexual relationship
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7.3
A habit of changing feelings or promises so people cannot trust someone
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8.6
A tendency to change feelings or opinions and not stay loyal
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7.2
A quality of not being reliable or honest
A way of acting that is disloyal and betrays someone's trust
A state in which someone or something cannot be trusted
Antonyms
How Faithful
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14
2.0
503
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5.5
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7.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Faithlessness comes from faith (meaning 'trust') plus the endings -less ('without') and -ness (which makes a state or thing). So faithlessness literally means 'the state of being without trust', which is why it describes someone who is unfaithful or unreliable.