different between tricky vs treachery

English

Etymology

From trick +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??ki/

• Rhymes: -?ki

Adjective

tricky (comparative trickier, superlative trickiest)

1. hard to deal with, complicated

   They were in a tricky situation.
2. adept at using deception

   A tricky salesman can sell anything.

3. (colloquial, slang) Relating to or associated with a prostitution trick

   I don't want any of your tricky money, thank you!

Related terms

• trick

Translations

See also

• sneaky

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)

1. Deliberate, often calculated, disregard for trust or faith.
2. The act of violating the confidence of another, usually for personal gain.
3. 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