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treachery Definition

treach·ery (trec̸hər ē)

noun pl. -·er·ies

  1. betrayal of trust, faith, or allegiance; perfidy, disloyalty, or treason
  2. an act of perfidy or treason

Etymology: ME trecherie < OFr tricherie, trickery < trichier, to cheat: see trick

treachery Synonyms

treachery

n.

treachery Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • leader: Retreat The treachery of the leaders came into conflict with the workers at Renault.
  • knife: But here perhaps the reader will ask what is meant by " the treachery of the long knives?
  • leadership: Despite the treachery of the leaderships, the workers had not been defeated.
  • friend: The worst that a professed enemy can do is not so grievous as the treachery of a professed friend.
  • devil: Through the treachery of a surprising white devil, Shakespeare challenges his audiences to spot the true color of villainy.
  • army: He railed at the longstanding treachery of the army.

Converse of object

  • suspect: By advice of his secretary, who suspected treachery, he had only put him away in hiding.
  • expose: Things happened that first exposed the treachery of one of these two colleagues.
  • fear: Fearing no treachery from his cousin, Beorn, and just three of his men, set off with Swein.
  • discover: Thou wilt not cease to discover treachery from all save a few of them.
  • involve: And yet that would involve treachery toward the mistress to whom this woman seems devoted.
  • know: He knew some treachery was afoot, but could not imagine what it was.

Adjective modifier

  • such: In the history of Manchester United has any board acted with such treachery?
  • great: More importantly, can there be any greater treachery for a British director to engage upon than ' going Hollywood ' ?
  • black: And yet it would be the blackest treachery to Holmes to draw back now from the part which he had entrusted to me.
  • British: Such repression constituted British treachery and heralded the emergence of a certain Congress member called Gandhi.
  • own: And thus they are traitors enough to betray even their own treachery.
  • long-standing: He railed at the long-standing treachery of the army.

Noun used with modifier

  • base: A tale of base treachery is told and plans are made.
treachery Quotes

   The mother of all treachery.

—Paisley, Ian

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