treachery
treachery
Definition
treach·ery (trec̸h′ər ē)
noun pl. -·er·ies
- betrayal of trust, faith, or allegiance; perfidy, disloyalty, or treason
- an act of perfidy or treason
Etymology: ME trecherie < OFr tricherie, trickery < trichier, to cheat: see trick
treachery
Synonyms
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.
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