ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Disloyal

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation [dɪsˈlɔɪ(j)əɫ] · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Disloyal is an adjective meaning Not loyal, without loyalty.

Meaning

Not loyal, without loyalty.

Example Sentences

[…] Norway himself, With terrible numbers, Assisted by that most disloyal traitor The thane of Cawdor, began a dismal conflict;
He told his mother he was glad to be back again. He sometimes felt as if it were disloyal to her for him to be so happy with Mrs. Erlich.
Embarrassed about leaving him, I asked him to accompany me. It would have been disloyal to let him broil in the heat of Cairo, while I went off to a summer resort.
“In my opinion, they want us to lose,” Mr. Trump said, accusing the state’s governor, Brian Kemp, and its secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, who is also a Republican, of being disloyal and trying to make life difficult for him.

Synonyms for disloyal

Depending on context, synonyms include faithless, perfidious, treacherous, unfaithful, recreant, booky.

Antonyms for disloyal

Common opposites include patriotic, loyal.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unpatriotic, faithless, unfaithful, rebellious, rebelling, insurgent.

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