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  • 111disapprobation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condemnation Nouns 1. disapprobation, disapproval; dislike. 2. (lack of approval) discommendation, demerit; blame, detraction, condemnation. 3. (criticism) animadversion, reflection, stricture, objection …

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  • 112dishonest — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. false, untrustworthy, deceitful, cheating, fraudulent, crooked. See falsehood, improbity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not honest] Syn. deceiving, lying, untruthful, double dealing, deceitful,… …

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  • 113dishonor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. treachery, infamy, perfidy; infidelity, adultery; disgrace. v. t. disgrace, shame; default (on) (see nonpayment). See disrespect, disrepute, improbity, wrong. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Disgrace] Syn.… …

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  • 114disloyal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unfaithful, false; untrue, inconstant. See improbity.Ant., loyal, faithful. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. perfidious, treacherous, traitorous, faithless; see false 1 , unfaithful 1 . See Synonym Study …

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  • 115double-cross — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t., slang, betray. n. betrayal. See improbity. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. cheat, defraud, trick; see betray 1 , deceive . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. betray, stab in the back, double deal, two time …

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  • 116duplicity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. double dealing, two facedness, treachery, deceitfulness, fraud, guile, hypocrisy. See falsehood, improbity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. double dealing, deceit, dishonesty; see deception 1 , dishonesty ,… …

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  • 117err — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. mistake, misjudge; nod, slip, go astray, trip, blunder; sin, transgress; fall, wander, stray. See error, badness, improbity. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. misjudge, blunder, be mistaken; see fail 1 . III …

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  • 118evil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Immorality Nouns 1. (something evil) evil, ill, harm, hurt; mischief, nuisance; disadvantage, drawback; disaster, casualty, mishap, misfortune, calamity, catastrophe, tragedy, adversity; abomination,… …

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  • 119evildoer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Transgressor Nouns 1. evildoer; sinner, transgressor, profligate, libertine; oppressor, despot, tyrant (see authority); incendiary, anarchist, destroyer, vandal, iconoclast, terrorist; arsonist. Informal …

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  • 120faithless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unfaithful, disloyal, untrue, inconstant, treacherous. See improbity, doubt. Ant., faithful. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not keeping faith] Syn. disloyal, deceitful, false, traitorous, treacherous,… …

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