disloyalty
Faithlessness to allies
Disloyalty is the failure to remain faithful to a person, group, or cause that has a claim on your allegiance.
It implies betrayal or abandonment of a bond—to a spouse, employer, country, or team: The general was executed for disloyalty to the crown.
Disloyalty suggests not just distance but active breach of trust.
One who betrays allegiance
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
- perfidyDeliberate breach of trust
turncoat · betrayer · sellout · deception · sabotage · subversion · conspiracy · sedition
Lack of steadfast devotion
- faithlessnessDisloyalty or treachery
- falsenessAbsence of truth
- unreliabilityTendency to disappoint expectations
- untrustworthinessBeing unreliable or deceitful
duplicity · dishonor · flakiness · wavering · capriciousness · inconsistency · changeability · unsteadiness
Deceptive rule-breaking
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- unfaithfulBetraying a partner's trust
- two-timingBeing unfaithful romantically
extramarital · mistress · philanderer · cuckold · lover · paramour · liaison · tryst
Belief opposing official doctrine
- defectionAbandoning one's loyalty
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- abjurationSworn repudiation of allegiance
- recantationFormal withdrawal of statement
conversion · rebellion · abandonment · desertion · forsaking · disavowal · dissent · schism
State of being isolated
- riftCrack or estrangement
- distanceSpace between two points
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- separationState of being apart
disconnection · disaffection · coolness · withdrawal · isolation · discord · breakup · falling-out
traitor
One who betrays allegiance
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
perfidy · turncoat · betrayer · sellout · deception · sabotage · subversion · conspiracy · sedition · espionage
fickleness
Lack of steadfast devotion
- faithlessnessDisloyalty or treachery
- falsenessAbsence of truth
- unreliabilityTendency to disappoint expectations
untrustworthiness · duplicity · dishonor · flakiness · wavering · capriciousness · inconsistency · changeability · unsteadiness
cheating
Deceptive rule-breaking
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- unfaithfulBetraying a partner's trust
two-timing · extramarital · mistress · philanderer · cuckold · lover · paramour · liaison · tryst · heartbreaker
heresy
Belief opposing official doctrine
- defectionAbandoning one's loyalty
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- abjurationSworn repudiation of allegiance
recantation · conversion · rebellion · abandonment · desertion · forsaking · disavowal · dissent · schism · secession
alienation
State of being isolated
- riftCrack or estrangement
- distanceSpace between two points
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
separation · disconnection · disaffection · coolness · withdrawal · isolation · discord · breakup · falling-out · disunion
- espionagespy, spies, double agent, double agents, spying
- betrayalbackstab, betray, betrayal, traitor, backstabber
- betrayalsbackstabbing, cheating, double-crossing, infidelity, treachery
- relationship problemsaffair, adultery, unfaithfulness, cheating, communication breakdown
- social feelingsadmiration, affection, animosity, antipathy, contempt
- social wrongsrudeness, disrespect, insults, insult, lying
disloyaltyloyalty
Faithful commitment to another
faithfulness · fidelity · allegiance · fealty · devotion
disloyaltytrustworthiness
Quality of being reliable
reliability · dependability · honesty · integrity · honor