traitorous
Americanadjective
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having the character of a traitor; treacherous; perfidious.
- Synonyms:
- faithless, treasonous, disloyal
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characteristic of a traitor.
- Synonyms:
- faithless, treasonous, disloyal
-
of the nature of treason; treasonable.
a traitorous act.
- Synonyms:
- faithless, treasonous, disloyal
Other Word Forms
- nontraitorous adjective
- nontraitorously adverb
- nontraitorousness noun
- traitorously adverb
- traitorousness noun
- untraitorous adjective
- untraitorously adverb
- untraitorousness noun
Etymology
Origin of traitorous
1350–1400; Middle English treterous, traytrous < Old French traitreus; traitor, -ous
Example Sentences
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Facebook and TikTok users labeled Tran, now 25, as traitorous, anti-Vietnam — and Cali.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2025
But regardless of how it's said, the clique - made up of Leanne, Leon, Tyler and Livi - soon turned on their own in an attempt to distance themselves from their supposedly traitorous friendship group.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025
Watching Madix’s traitorous bestie Raquel Leviss display loyalty for the cameras transformed the viewing experience, driving home the artificiality of reality TV relationships.
From Salon • Dec. 2, 2023
A common plotline, Mr. Zwetsloot says, is imperialist Japanese returning to Korea to assist Americans by reactivating traitorous spy nets.
From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2023
Sahil beamed at me, and it made my traitorous heart stutter.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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