treachery

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Deliberate, often calculated, disregard for trust or faith.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of violating the confidence of another, usually for personal gain.
3. (countable, uncountable) Treason.
4. (countable) An act or instance of treachery.

Synonyms

betrayal

treason

perfidy

disloyalty

sellout

infidelity

deceit

defection

fraud

faithlessness

deceitfulness

hypocrisy

treacherousness

deception

perfidiousness

duplicity

insincerity

devious

designs

fraudulence

double-dealing

disingenuousness

aspiration

indirection

fraudulency

unfaithfulness

unscrupulousness

insidiousness

rogue

mutiny

ambition

falseness

intrigue

trickery

falsehood

dupery

breach of trust

dissimulation

danger

❗

craftiness

betraying

imposture

dishonest

imposition

con

humbug

hoax

hazard

gyp

delusion

Translations

Verrat

verraad

traición

tradimento

traição

trahison

προδοσία

proditio

hainlik

خيانة

ihanet

perfidie

hıyanet

κακοπιστία

bêbextî

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɹɛt͡ʃəɹi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: trecherie

In summary

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