treachery

CEFRC1

/ˈtɹɛt͡ʃəɹi/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Betrayal of someone who trusted you.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The act of violating the confidence of another, usually for personal gain.

Examples

  • The translator is a traitor and the translation is a treachery.

  • He is capable of treachery.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Deliberate, often calculated, disregard for trust or faith.

  2. An act or instance of treachery.

More examples

In context

  • Women, their treachery knows no limits.

  • Suddenly, in the midst of high-camp treachery and sleuthery, each character does a star turn, breaking out in song.

  • These submerged treacheries left an atmosphere. Even two such practised obliterators of their species as Bradly and Podson could not fail to note that each was secreting a certain reservation of opinion on the other.

Synonyms

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The general was shocked by the blank of his most trusted soldier who handed secrets to the enemy.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English trecherie, from Old French tricherie, trecherie, from tricher, trichier (“to cheat”).