traitorous
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8.3
- adjective
- /ˈtreɪtərəs/
:
traidor
- Japan bashing had become the rage, and they saw my marriage to Koji as dangerous, even traitorous.
- even traitorous
Examples
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Your apparent concern for these Christians is traitorous.
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The wealthy people in this country are greedy and traitorous; they do not care about America one iota.
Blog text (22) -
But if there were, only a traitorous fool would bring them here.
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So this was their traitorous tweet.
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We shall flush out this traitorous wretch from beyond.
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Further South in the Reach, the loyalist Leo Tyrell fought against traitorous forces in that region and won many victories.
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Indeed, some feminists find the feminist appeal to Foucault's authority to be ludicrous or even traitorous.
Academic text (1992) -
Sadly, while in Florida today, Romney never mentioned the traitorous travesty of Benghazi.
Blog text (33) -
Under the banner of nationalism, the Chinese followed Beijing's initiatives to condemn Lee's traitorous deeds.
Academic text (1997) -
His traitorous actions led to the downfall of the entire organization.
Synonyms
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7.1
Likely to betray you, for example by lying or breaking promises
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4.2
Not supporting or being faithful to people you should support
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8.5
Helping enemies harm your country
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5.6
Not loyal and likely to betray people who trust them
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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
Antonyms
How Treacherous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Traitorous comes from traitor, which goes back to the old root tradere meaning 'to hand over'. So a traitorous person is someone who 'hands' people or secrets to the enemy, which is betrayal.