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disloyal Definition

dis·loyal (dis lo̵iəl)

adjective

not loyal or faithful; faithless

Etymology: OFr desloial: see dis- & loyal

disloyal Related Forms
dis·loy·ally adverb
disloyal Synonyms

disloyal

modif.

disloyal Usage Examples

Used with adjective complement

  • feel: I used to dream about talking to someone and the relief that would bring but felt disloyal for even having the thought.
  • consider: It's no longer considered disloyal to make the fairly obvious observation that our membership is aging fast.
  • become: When any tribe became disloyal ( e.g. through following other gods ) disaster hit them.
  • sound: The skill of your facilitators is crucial here; they must be comfortable with heated debates that can often sound disloyal.
  • appear: Any expression of heterodoxy at that time would inevitably run the risk of appearing disloyal.
  • seem: It can almost seem disloyal to the family if you feel unable to manage.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: To prove that you are not disloyal you have to overtly express support for the most right wing activities of the state.
  • potentially: If Saddam's forces retreated to cities, they might well liquidate potentially disloyal elements.
  • so: The books he wrote about his father were so disloyal.

Modifies a noun

  • subject: It is the offense of a disloyal subject, rather than of a disaffected and undutiful son.
  • brother: Sadly all 14 children had already died leaving his disloyal brother, Christopher, to inherit the throne.
  • man: But if you keep company with a disloyal man, we might think that you were disloyal, too.
  • million: On any kind in the third and never walk while disloyal millions.
  • servant: Maybe it was stolen at that point by a disloyal servant, choosing to run at that moment.
  • employe: He says the ' broken-hearted ' class of 2000 are likely to prove disloyal employees.