unfaithful
- adjective
- /ʌnˈfeɪθfəl/
- NSFW
- Many people struggle with feelings of guilt when they are unfaithful in a relationship.
- an unfaithful partner
- an unfaithful husband
- an unfaithful wife
I don't understand how people are unfaithful because the only thing that can quench lust is love.
- I don't understand how people are unfaithful because the only thing that can quench lust is love.
- But if my wife were cruel to me, if my wife were unfaithful, then I get a divorce.
- And I certainly experienced this, you know, when I found out that my previous husband was unfaithful.
- I was told twice that she'd been unfaithful to me twice by members of her family and her best friend.
- Now, not all people who are unfaithful in a relationship are narcissistic.
- Like it like he if she, we, she's caught him being unfaithful.
- I where where's the cheats is I'd say you're not cheating, but you are being unfaithful, which in fact, I would I would class sending nudes as cheating.
Examples
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She felt devastated after learning that her boyfriend was unfaithful to her.
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According to the men, unfaithful women destroy their husbands' honor.
Academic text (1990) -
Yeah, I had an unfaithful wife.
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I was unfaithful last year.
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I'm not being unfaithful to anyone.
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Now, not all people who are unfaithful in a relationship are narcissistic.
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Frida's husband was unfaithful to her, but she did not tolerate it.
Academic text (2011) -
I've never loved anyone else, and I've never been unfaithful to him.
Fiction book (1999) -
He discovered that his wife had been unfaithful during their marriage.
Synonyms
Not supporting or being faithful to people you should support
Having a sexual relationship with someone who is not your husband, wife, or partner
Not loyal to a person you trust
Not faithful to a partner by having a romantic or sexual relationship with someone else
Antonyms
How Faithful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unfaithful comes from un- 'not' plus faith 'trust' or 'loyalty', the same idea behind faithful. So in a relationship, unfaithful means not staying loyal, for example having a sexual relationship outside the partnership.