infidelity
Breach of vows
Infidelity is unfaithfulness to a commitment, most often sexual or romantic betrayal of a spouse or partner: She discovered his infidelity through text messages.
The word can also describe disloyalty to any pledge or principle—infidelity to one's vows, to a cause, to a faith.
The opposite of fidelity.
Married person's sexual betrayal
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- extramaritalOutside the marriage bond
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
- mistressIllicit female lover
lover · paramour · two-timing · fling · liaison · tryst · philanderer · cuckold
Deliberate violation of trust
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- breachBreaking of agreement
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
backstabbing · falseness · duplicity · violation · deception · dishonesty · disloyal · faithlessness
Guilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- regretSorrow over past actions
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
repentance · atonement · conscience · self-reproach · apology · secret · lying · cover-up
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- distrustAbsence of confidence
- mistrustLack of faith
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- doubtLack of firm belief
paranoia · insecurity · wariness · questioning · vigilance · possessiveness · fear · anxiety
Crushing emotional pain
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- painBodily or emotional distress
rejection · abandonment · loneliness · emptiness · sorrow · suffering · brokenhearted · crushed
adultery
Married person's sexual betrayal
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- extramaritalOutside the marriage bond
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
mistress · lover · paramour · two-timing · fling · liaison · tryst · philanderer · cuckold · straying
treachery
Deliberate violation of trust
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- breachBreaking of agreement
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
double-cross · backstabbing · falseness · duplicity · violation · deception · dishonesty · disloyal · faithlessness
remorse
Guilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- regretSorrow over past actions
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
contrition · repentance · atonement · conscience · self-reproach · apology · secret · lying · cover-up · denial
jealousy
Resentful desire for another's advantages
doubt · paranoia · insecurity · wariness · questioning · vigilance · possessiveness · fear · anxiety · accusation
heartbreak
Crushing emotional pain
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
pain · rejection · abandonment · loneliness · emptiness · sorrow · suffering · brokenhearted · crushed · wounded
- marriagebride, groom, wedding, husband, wife
- couples therapymarriage counseling, couples therapy, couples counseling, therapist, counselor
- delusionsdelusions of grandeur, grandeur, paranoia, erotomania, persecution complex
- divorce groundsadultery, cruelty, desertion, abandonment, abuse
- betrayalsbackstabbing, cheating, disloyalty, double-crossing, treachery
- red flagsred flags, warning signs, warning, caution, alarm
infidelityfidelity
Loyalty or exactness
faithfulness · monogamy · devotion · constancy · marital fidelity
infidelityfaithfulness
Devoted loyalty maintained
loyalty · fidelity · allegiance · fealty · devotion
infidelityfaith
Trust without proof
belief · piety · devoutness · orthodoxy · faithfulness
- marital infidelityCheating within wedlock