traitors
Those who defect
Traitors is the plural of traitor—people who betray their country, cause, or trust.
The word carries strong moral condemnation: The traitors were executed for giving secrets to the enemy.
In casual use, traitor softens to playful accusation: You're watching the show without me? Traitor!
One who deceives confederates
- JudasArchetypal betrayer name
- turncoatOne who betrays allegiance
- quislingTreasonous occupation collaborator
- backstabberDisloyal pretend ally
snake · rat · fink · collaborator · informant · spy · mole · snitch
Deliberate violation of trust
- seditionInciting revolt against government
- defectionAbandoning one's loyalty
- desertionUnlawful abandonment of duty
- double-crossingBetraying someone's trust
espionage · sabotage · collusion · conspiracy · mutiny · rebellion · insurrection · coup
Breach of allegiance
- perfidyDeliberate breach of trust
- faithlessnessDisloyalty or treachery
- treacherousnessState of being deceptive
- duplicityDeliberate misleading behavior
deceitfulness · untrustworthiness · falseness · infidelity · unfaithfulness · two-facedness · fickleness · apostasy
Deliberate deception to conceal
- guileSly, strategic dishonesty
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
chicanery · pretense · disguise · concealment · false-flag · disinformation · misinformation · lies
double-crosser
One who deceives confederates
- JudasArchetypal betrayer name
- turncoatOne who betrays allegiance
- quislingTreasonous occupation collaborator
backstabber · snake · rat · fink · collaborator · informant · spy · mole · snitch · sellout
treachery
Deliberate violation of trust
- seditionInciting revolt against government
- defectionAbandoning one's loyalty
- desertionUnlawful abandonment of duty
double-crossing · espionage · sabotage · collusion · conspiracy · mutiny · rebellion · insurrection · coup · subversion
disloyalty
Breach of allegiance
- perfidyDeliberate breach of trust
- faithlessnessDisloyalty or treachery
- treacherousnessState of being deceptive
duplicity · deceitfulness · untrustworthiness · falseness · infidelity · unfaithfulness · two-facedness · fickleness · apostasy
subterfuge
Deliberate deception to conceal
manipulation · chicanery · pretense · disguise · concealment · false-flag · disinformation · misinformation · lies
- espionagespy, spies, double agent, double agents, spying
- deceiversliar, liars, deceiver, fraud, fake
- Epic Enemiesantagonists, rivals, adversaries, nemeses, foes
- infernohellfire, hellscape, brimstone, sulfur, limbo
- court intrigueintrigue, plots, schemes, plotting, conspiracy
- DanteDivine Comedy, Inferno, Dante, Paradiso, Beatrice