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traitorism

traitorism

9.9
The act of betraying your country or people by helping their enemies
  • noun
  • /ˈtreɪtərˌɪzəm/
translation icon : traición
  • Her traitorism shocked the community, as they had always trusted her to be loyal.

Examples

  • Treason and traitorism are the main entrée.

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  • The public expressed outrage over the politician's traitorism, feeling betrayed by his actions.

  • The magnitude and fearlessness with which they now lie with impunity, the way they Photoshop pictures, redden the eyes of our candidates, stage events, edit out material information to distort the narrative, forge documents... this is a new, ugly, despicable traitorism that cannot be denied.

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  • In a shocking display of traitorism, he leaked classified information to the enemy.

Synonyms

betrayal
vstraitorism
197 3.9

An act of not being loyal to someone, for example telling their secrets or helping an enemy

is about ongoing traitorous behavior rather than one single act
treason
vstraitorism
  • Formal
183 7.8

A crime of betraying your country by helping an enemy or trying to remove the government by force

is broader treacherous behavior not confined to criminal acts against a country
treachery
vstraitorism
46 7.5

To betray someone's trust or loyalty

is the broader state of treacherous behavior rather than single acts
disloyalty
vstraitorism
13 4.1

Not supporting a person, group, or cause who trusts you

is specifically the active behavior of betraying trust rather than general unfaithfulness
high treason
vstraitorism
  • Formal
7 8.8

A crime of betraying someone's country by trying to overthrow the government or help its enemies

is general treacherous conduct rather than this specific legal crime
collaboration
vstraitorism
6 9.0

Cooperating with an enemy who occupies your country, an act seen as betrayal

is the general state of betraying others beyond cooperating with occupiers
double cross
vstraitorism
  • Informal
5 6.6

To betray someone after pretending to help them

is the general behavior of treachery rather than a single deceptive incident
double-crossing
vstraitorism
5 7.4

An act of betraying someone who trusted you after pretending to help them

is the wider traitorous behavior not limited to false cooperation
subversion
vstraitorism
4 8.0

To try to make someone less honest or loyal

is overt treachery or betrayal rather than subtle undermining actions
perfidy
vstraitorism
  • Formal
4 9.9

A dishonest act that breaks someone's trust

is the overall behavior or state rather than specific deceptive acts
breach of trust
vstraitorism
4 6.7

To break the trust someone gives you by acting dishonestly or failing a duty

covers overall treacherous behavior rather than a single duty breach
backstabbing
vstraitorism
  • Informal
3 6.7

Acting secretly to hurt someone you seem friendly with

is broader treacherous behavior not limited to secret personal harm
perfidiousness
vstraitorism
  • Formal
9.9

A way of acting that is disloyal and betrays someone's trust

is the general state of being a traitor rather than just a quality
traitorousness
vstraitorism
8.8

Being disloyal to your country, friends, or cause

is the behaving as a traitor rather than only the abstract condition
act of Iscariotism
vstraitorism
  • Literature
9.9

To betray someone for money or personal gain

is general treacherous behavior not limited to money motives
quislingism
vstraitorism
  • Formal
9.9

Helping an enemy who controls your country while betraying your people

is treacherous behavior in many contexts, not only occupation cases
collaborationism
vstraitorism
9.9

Helping an enemy who occupies your country and betraying your people

is broader disloyal behavior beyond cooperation with occupiers

Antonyms

503 1.3

Strong and lasting support for a person, group, or idea

35 4.9

Loyalty to a person, promise, or duty

How Disloyal

treason
  • Formal
183 7.8
traitorism
9.9
disloyalty
13 4.1

Surface Forms

traitorism singular
traitorisms plural

Morphology

traitorism = traitor (transparent) = traitor + ism

The noun is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ism' to 'traitor' to denote the state or practice of being a traitor, which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Traitorism comes from traitor plus the noun ending -ism. It goes back to the old Latin verb tradere, meaning 'to hand over' or 'give', so a traitor is someone who hands their friends or country to an enemy, and traitorism is the act or state of betraying.