as in betrayal
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another
was furious that she revealed his secret and never forgave her for the treachery
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Recent Examples of treachery
Yet Milady and her treachery have for nearly 200 years always stood out.
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
The eternal fight for liberty — slaves into gladiators, gladiators into free men — calls for courage and purpose beyond Lucius’s nightmarish expectations, uncovering the treachery and chicanery of Roman politics.
—Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
Hosted by Alan Cumming, the game of treachery and deceit returns to Peacock on Thursday, January 9th.
—Anne Easton, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Politics is full of deceit, treachery, and betrayal. . . .
—Quintus Tullius Cicero, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
The eternal fight for liberty — slaves into gladiators, gladiators into free men — calls for courage and purpose beyond Lucius’s nightmarish expectations, uncovering the treachery and chicanery of Roman politics.
—Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
Hosted by Alan Cumming, the game of treachery and deceit returns to Peacock on Thursday, January 9th.
—Anne Easton, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Politics is full of deceit, treachery, and betrayal. . . .
—Quintus Tullius Cicero, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
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“Treachery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treachery. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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