treacheries
Acts of betrayal
Treacheries is the plural of treachery—acts of betrayal or disloyalty, especially by someone trusted.
The word carries a sense of deliberate deception and violation of faith: The history of the region is marked by treacheries and broken alliances.
Each treachery is a distinct instance of betrayal: He catalogued the treacheries of his former partners.
One who betrays allegiance
- backstabBetray someone's trust
- perfidyDeliberate breach of trust
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
treason · defection · turncoat · Judas · quisling · sellout · renegade · apostasy
Intentional criminal trickery
- guileSly, strategic dishonesty
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
- swindleDeception for financial gain
chicanery · duplicity · trickery · imposture · artifice · sham · hoax · charlatan
Storyline or land parcel
- cabalScheming political faction
- collusionFraudulent secret cooperation
- machinationCrafty scheming, often hostile
- coupAbrupt seizure of power
sedition · insurrection · subversion · scheme · provocateur · putsch · junta · usurpation
Methods of secret agents
- moleSubterranean insectivore
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- counterintelligenceDefense against enemy espionage
cloak-and-dagger · covert · undercover · clandestine · agents · surveillance · handler · defector
traitor
One who betrays allegiance
- backstabBetray someone's trust
- perfidyDeliberate breach of trust
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
disloyalty · treason · defection · turncoat · Judas · quisling · sellout · renegade · apostasy · breach
fraud
Intentional criminal trickery
- guileSly, strategic dishonesty
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
swindle · chicanery · duplicity · trickery · imposture · artifice · sham · hoax · charlatan · forgery
plot
Storyline or land parcel
- cabalScheming political faction
- collusionFraudulent secret cooperation
- machinationCrafty scheming, often hostile
coup · sedition · insurrection · subversion · scheme · provocateur · putsch · junta · usurpation · mutiny
spycraft
Methods of secret agents
- moleSubterranean insectivore
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
counterintelligence · cloak-and-dagger · covert · undercover · clandestine · agents · surveillance · handler · defector · informant
treacheriesloyalties
Faithful bonds to causes
faithfulness · fidelities · allegiances · devotions · constancies
treacherieshonesties
States of being truthful
integrities · trustworthiness · uprightness · good faith · straightforwardness
treacheriesloves
Feels deep affection for
harmonies · friendships · alliances · solidarities · unities
betray, betrayal, treacherous, treachery, treacherously, treacherousness