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b) The act of violating the confidence of another, usually for personal gain.
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Treachery — Treach er*y, n. [OE. trecher[ i]e, 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
treachery — index bad faith, collusion, deceit, disloyalty, false pretense, fraud, infidelity, knavery, machination … Law dictionary
treachery — (n.) early 13c., from O.Fr. trecherie deceit, cheating (12c.), from trechier to cheat, deceive (see TRICK (Cf. trick)) … Etymology dictionary
treachery — [n] disloyalty, dishonesty betrayal, bunco, corruption, dirty dealing*, dirty pool*, dirty trick*, dirty work*, disaffection, dodge, double cross*, double dealing*, duplicity, faithlessness, fake, falseness, fast shuffle*, flimflam*, grift, gyp* … New thesaurus
treachery — [trech′ər ē] n. pl. treacheries [ME trecherie < OFr tricherie, trickery < trichier, to cheat: see TRICK] 1. betrayal of trust, faith, or allegiance; perfidy, disloyalty, or treason 2. an act of perfidy or treason … English World dictionary
treachery — n. treachery to + inf. (it was treachery to reveal such secrets to the enemy) * * * [ tretʃ(ə)rɪ] treachery to + inf. (it was treachery to reveal such secrets to the enemy) … Combinatory dictionary
treachery — [[t]tre̱tʃəri[/t]] treacheries N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Treachery is behaviour or an action in which someone betrays their country or betrays a person who trusts them. He was deeply wounded by the treachery of close aides and old friends … English dictionary
treachery — UK [ˈtretʃərɪ] / US noun Word forms treachery : singular treachery plural treacheries a) [uncountable] treacherous behaviour b) [countable] a treacherous act … English dictionary
treachery — See treachery, treason … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
treachery — treach|e|ry [ˈtretʃəri] n plural treacheries [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: trecherie, from trechier, trichier; TRICK1] 1.) [U] behaviour in which someone is not loyal to a person who trusts them, especially when this behaviour helps… … Dictionary of contemporary English
treachery — [13] Despite the passing resemblance, treachery has no etymological connection with traitor or treason. In fact, its closest English relative is trick. The word was treacle 516 borrowed from Old French trecherie, a derivative of trichier ‘cheat’… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
