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disloyal

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //dɪˈsɫɔɪəɫ// UK //dɪslˈɔɪəl// dis·loy·al

adj. behaving in a way that shows you do not support or care for someone or something you are supposed to. You use this when someone breaks a promise or betrays a friend.

adj. behaving in a manner that shows a lack of support or fidelity to a person, group, or cause. Often used to describe actions that violate a sense of duty or trust.


SIMPLE

He felt disloyal when he told his friend's secret.

CONTEXTUAL

The manager was fired for being disloyal to the company by sharing confidential plans with a competitor.

COMPLEX

The politician faced intense criticism for his disloyal behavior, which many viewed as a betrayal of the very principles he had once championed.

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From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman desleal, desloial, equivalent to dis- + loyal.

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