disloyal

Adjective
US[dih-sloi-uhl]/dɪˈslɔɪəl/3 syllables
Synonyms: unpatriotic

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. showing lack of love for your countrySynonyms: unpatrioticOpposite loyalSimilar un-American
  2. deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle“disloyal aides revealed his indiscretions to the papers”Opposite loyalSimilar faithless, mutinous, insurgent, rebellious, recreantRelates to loyalty, truenessSee also unpatriotic
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Dis·loy′al adjective

Origin: Pref. dis- + loyal: cf. OF. desloial, desleal, F. déloyal. See Loyal.

Not loyal; not true to a sovereign or lawful superior, or to the government under which one lives; false where allegiance is due; faithless; as, a subject disloyal to the king; a husband disloyal to his wife.

Without a thought disloyal.— Eliz. Barrett Browning

Synonyms: Disobedient; faithless; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; dishonest; inconstant; disaffected.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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