treason

CEFRC1

/ˈtɹiː.zən/

noun

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The crime of betraying your country or its government.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An act of treachery, betrayal of trust or confidence.

Examples

  • He was banished to an island for high treason.

  • If this be treason, make the most of it.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The crime of betraying one’s own country.

More examples

In context

  • Treaſon doth never [pro]ſper: what's the reaſon? / For yf yt [pro]ſper none dare call yt treaſon

  • If for every error and every act of incompetence one can substitute an act of treason, many points of fascinating interpretation are open to the paranoid imagination: treason in high places can be found at almost every turning.

  • M. Vonel: 'Your involvement with a group calling themselves THE ORDER OF THE EZIC STAR has been uncovered. […] At least one EZIC member has confessed to receiving your help. This represents treason of the highest order. Goodbye inspector.'

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The spy was found guilty of blank for giving military plans to the enemy nation.

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

Nearby

Origin

noun

From Middle English tresoun, treison, from Anglo-Norman treson, from Old French traïson (“treason”), from trair, or from Latin trāditiō (“a giving up, handing over, surrender, delivery, tradition”), from trādō (“give up, hand over, deliver over, betray”, verb), from trāns- (“over, across”) + dō (“give”). Doublet of tradition; also related to betray.