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- [trey-ter-uh s]
- /ˈtreɪ tər əs/
- /ˈtreɪ.tər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [trey-ter-uh s]
- /ˈtreɪ tər əs/
Definitions of traitorous word
- adjective traitorous having the character of a traitor; treacherous; perfidious. 1
- adjective traitorous characteristic of a traitor. 1
- adjective traitorous of the nature of treason; treasonable: a traitorous act. 1
- adjective traitorous A traitorous action will betray or bring danger to a country or to the group of people that someone belongs to. 0
- adjective traitorous of, or having the nature of, a traitor; treacherous; faithless 0
- adjective traitorous of or involving treason; treasonable 0
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Origin of traitorous
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English treterous, traytrous < Old French traitreus; see traitor, -ous
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Parts of speech for Traitorous
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adjective
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preposition
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traitorous popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
traitorous usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for traitorous
adj traitorous
- adulterine — of or made by adulteration; fake
- anarchic — If you describe someone or something as anarchic, you disapprove of them because they do not recognize or obey any rules or laws.
- anarchical — of, like, or tending to anarchy.
- anarchistic — An anarchistic person believes in anarchism. Anarchistic activity or literature promotes anarchism.
- changeful — often changing; inconstant; variable
adv traitorous
- basely — morally low; without estimable personal qualities; dishonorable; meanspirited; selfish; cowardly.
- crookedly — not straight; bending; curved: a crooked path.
- falsely — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- malevolently — wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
- maliciously — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
noun traitorous
- breach of faith — a violation of good faith, confidence, or trust; betrayal: To abandon your friends now would be a breach of faith.
- falseness — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- falsification — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- inconstancy — not constant; changeable; fickle; variable: an inconstant friend.
- fickleness — Changeability, especially as regards one's loyalties or affections.
adjective traitorous
- apostate — An apostate is someone who has abandoned their religious faith, political loyalties, or principles.
- falsehearted — Alternative spelling of false-hearted.
- foresworn — Simple past tense and past participle of foreswear.
adverb traitorous
- dishonestly — In a dishonest manner.
- dishonorably — In a dishonorable manner.
- dishonourably — (British) alternative spelling of dishonorably.
- disloyally — In a disloyal manner.
- faithlessly — In a faithless manner.
Antonyms for traitorous
adj traitorous
- chauvinistic — If you describe someone as chauvinistic, you believe that they think their own country is more important and morally better than any other.
- nationalistic — a person devoted to nationalism.
adjective traitorous
- jingoistic — the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; bellicose chauvinism.
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