treachery
NounUS[trech-er-ee]/ˈtrɛtʃɚi/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- betrayal of a trustSynonyms: perfidyperfidiousnessType of disloyaltyKinds insidiousness
- an act of deliberate betrayalSynonyms: betrayaltreasonperfidyType of dishonesty, knaveryKinds double cross, sellout
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Treach′er·y noun
Origin: OE. trecherïe, trichere, OF. trecherie, tricherie, F. tricherie trickery, from tricher to cheat, to trick, OF. trichier, trechier; probably of Teutonic origin. See Trickery, Trick.
Violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence; treasonable or perfidious conduct; perfidy; treason.
Be ware, ye lords, of their treachery.— Geoffrey Chaucer
In the council chamber at Edinburgh, he had contracted a deep taint of treachery and corruption.— Thomas Babington Macaulay
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54