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treacherousness
English
Etymology
treacherous +? -ness
Noun
treacherousness (uncountable)
- Treachery; the characteristic of being treacherous.
- 1901, Bret Harte, "Under the Eaves", in Under the Redwoods,
- He had an aggressive treacherousness of eye which his potations had not subdued.
- 1901, Bret Harte, "Under the Eaves", in Under the Redwoods,
References
- Webster, Noah (1828) , “treacherousness”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language
- “treacherousness” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
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treachery
English
Etymology
From Middle English trecherie, from Old French tricherie, trecherie, from tricher, trichier (“to cheat”), from Middle Dutch trek (“a trick”), from trekken (“to draw, play a trick on”). More at trick.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t??t???i/, /?t??t??i/
Noun
treachery (countable and uncountable, plural treacheries)
- Deliberate, often calculated, disregard for trust or faith.
- The act of violating the confidence of another, usually for personal gain.
- Treason.
Synonyms
- Punic faith
- treacherousness
Derived terms
- treacher
- treacherous
Related terms
- trick
- trickster
- tricky
Translations
Further reading
- “treachery” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- treachery in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- treachery in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- treachery at OneLook Dictionary Search
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