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treacherous

English

Etymology

From Old French trecheros, tricheros (deceitful). See treacher.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t??t????s/, /?t??t???s/

Adjective

treacherous (comparative more treacherous, superlative most treacherous)

  1. Exhibiting treachery.
  2. Deceitful; inclined to betray.
  3. Unreliable; dangerous.
    a treacherous mountain trail

Antonyms

  • (exhibiting treachery): loyal

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Further reading

  • treacherous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • treacherous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • treacherous at OneLook Dictionary Search

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disaffected

English

Etymology

(Of adjective) From the verb disaffect

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d?s??f?kt?d/

Verb

disaffected

  1. simple past tense and past participle of disaffect

Adjective

disaffected (comparative more disaffected, superlative most disaffected)

  1. Alienated or estranged, often with hostile effect; rebellious, resentful; disloyal.
  2. (obsolete) Affected with disease.

Translations

References

  • “disaffected”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

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