English Explanatory Dictionary

disloyal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not loyal, without loyalty.

Pronunciation

[dɪsˈlɔɪ(j)əɫ] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disloyal.wav

Word forms

disloyal more disloyal most disloyal

Etymology

From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman desleal, desloial, equivalent to dis- + loyal.

Synonyms

faithless perfidious treacherous unfaithful unloyal recreant booky dastardly disleal disloyal double-crossing double-dealing double-faced double-hearted doublehearted false falseheart false-hearted guiled guileful hollow-hearted illoyal infidelitous insidious Judaslike Judasly nonfaithful proditorious proditory Punic ratlike renegade reptilian reptitious swike traitorish traitorlike traitorly traitorous traitorsome treachersome trothless unleal unsteadfast untrue viperish viperous

Related words

disloyalty loyal

Derived words

disloyally disloyalness
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