treachery

treach·er·y  (trch-r)

n. pl. treach·er·ies

1. Willful betrayal of fidelity, confidence, or trust; perfidy.

2. The act or an instance of such betrayal.

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[Middle English trecherie, from Old French, from trichier, to trick, probably from Vulgar Latin *triccre; see trick.]

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treachery

Noun

pl -eries the act or an instance of wilful betrayal [Old French trecherie]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	treachery - betrayal of a trust                   perfidiousness, perfidy disloyalty - the quality of being disloyal insidiousness - the quality of being designed to entrap
	2.	treachery - an act of deliberate betrayal         betrayal, perfidy, treason knavery, dishonesty - lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing double cross, double-crossing - an act of betrayal; "he gave us the old double cross"; "I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing" sellout - an act of betrayal

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treachery

noun betrayal, infidelity, treason, duplicity, disloyalty, double-cross (informal) double-dealing, stab in the back, perfidy, faithlessness, perfidiousness << OPPOSITE loyalty

Translations

treachery [ˈtrɛtʃərɪ] n → traición f

treachery [ˈtrɛtʃərɪ] n → traîtrise f

treachery [ˈtrɛtʃərɪ] n → Verrat m

treachery [ˈtrɛtʃərɪ] n → tradimento