Treachery Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈtɹɛtʃɝi/

TRE-chuh-ree

UK

/tɹˈɛtʃəɹi/

TRE-chuh-ree

التعريف

Treachery is the act of betraying someone's trust or being disloyal, often in a secret or dangerous way.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Tends to be formal or literary; used for serious betrayals, not small lies. Often collocates with 'act of', 'political', or 'personal'. Do not confuse with 'trickery' (deception); 'treachery' usually involves an element of trust and deep betrayal.

• Spanish: traición
• Portuguese (BR): traição
• Portuguese (PT): traição
• Chinese (Simplified): 背叛
• Chinese (Traditional): 背叛
• Hindi: विश्वासघात
• Arabic: خيانة
• Bengali: বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা - বিশ্বাসভঙ্গ
• Russian: предательство
• Japanese: 裏切り
• Vietnamese: sự phản bội
• Korean: 배신
• Turkish: ihanet
• Urdu: غداری
• Indonesian: pengkhianatan

جمل نموذجية

His treachery shocked everyone in the group.

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Treachery can break even the strongest friendship.

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The king was angry about the minister’s treachery.

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What hurt most was the treachery of someone I trusted.

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People never forget an act of treachery.

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Stories of treachery are common in history and literature.

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