treacherous
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7.1
- adjective
- /ˈtrɛtʃərəs/
:
traicionero
- After the scandal, he realized that some of his closest allies were treacherous and could not be trusted.
She is treacherous in my opinion.
- She is treacherous in my opinion.
- What she's trying to do, in my opinion, is suddenly place the seeds for a treacherous backstabbing of these friends down back in a year.
- There's a chapter of that at the end so that they see, you know, how treacherous the life is and you think somebody's your best friend.
- A person who's been ambitious, arrogant, unrestrained, treacherous, greedy, lavish.
- He's become, to use, I think, an appropriate word, because he's been treacherous.
- She's pursuing this particular guy who she's, you know, finding comely but also treacherous.
- He says anger has been still not through reason's favor, but through the passions, wicked, treacherous entente, which is an understanding, right?
- If you and I plot a treacherous murder over the phone, we wouldn't think to implicate AT&T; in that crime.
Examples
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They discovered a treacherous scheme that threatened the integrity of the entire organization.
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If you're an innocent abroad, you may find yourself enchanted by a treacherous charmer.
Fiction book (1997) -
Where is her treacherous husband now but in a place where she can visit if she wished?
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In this treacherous life, it's difficult to know which is friend and which is foe.
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My treacherous brother must be brought to justice, and as such, I have doubled the reward for his capture.
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- There's often a lot of distance between us because we're all navigating a very treacherous industry.
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The world around Aidan became silent and dangerous, wide and wild, filled with treacherous possibilities and deadly certainties.
Fiction book (1992) -
I'll tell you the tale of an unsophisticated man... caught up in a treacherous web of power, deceit and lust.
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Hiring foreign nationals can be particularly treacherous, says Lockheed Martin Corp. in-house lawyer Howard O. Weissman.
Academic text (2007) -
The trail was known to be treacherous, leading many hikers to avoid it during the rainy season.
Synonyms
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4.9
Being clever in a secret way to trick others
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4.5
Uses lies or clever plans to get what they want
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8.5
Helping enemies harm your country
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8.3
Acting secretly to harm people who trust them
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8.4
A person who is very cruel and cowardly, often betraying others secretly
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4.9
Acting in a way that betrays people who trust you
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6.7
Acting secretly to hurt someone you seem friendly with
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9.2
Likely to betray someone's trust by lying or cheating
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9.1
Helping an enemy to harm your own country
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9.9
Acting in a way that tricks people to get what you want
Being mean and trying to hurt people in a secret, sneaky way
Antonyms
Compounds
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7.8
Water that is dangerous because of strong currents, hidden rocks or bad weather
How Treacherous
Surface Forms
Morphology
treacherous = treachery (transparent) = treacher + ous
Standard adjectival formation from the noun 'treachery' yielding 'characterized by treachery', which is directly inferable to learners who know the noun.
Etymology
Treacherous comes from old words meaning 'to betray' and is related to treachery and traitor. So, to call a person treacherous is to say they 'betray' trust and are dangerously untrustworthy.