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TREASONOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does treasonous mean?
• TREASONOUS (adjective)
The adjective TREASONOUS has 1 sense:
1. having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor
Familiarity information: TREASONOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor
Synonyms:
faithless; traitorous; treasonable; treasonous; unfaithful
Context example:
a lying traitorous insurrectionist
Similar:
disloyal (deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle)
Derivation:
treason (a crime that undermines the offender's government)
treason (disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior)
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