Disloyal
adjective
Not loyal or not faithful to a person, group, or cause.
His disloyal actions towards his best friend caused them to fall out.
Often appears as...
- disloyal behavior
- disloyal to someone
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Disapproving
adjective
Showing a lack of loyalty by not supporting someone.
It was deemed disloyal to speak ill of the king.
Often appears as...
- disloyal subject
- disloyal servant
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Not loyal or not faithful to a person, group, or cause.
His disloyal actions towards his best friend caused them to fall out.
Often appears as...
- disloyal behavior
- disloyal to someone
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Showing a lack of loyalty by not supporting someone.
It was deemed disloyal to speak ill of the king.
Often appears as...
- disloyal subject
- disloyal servant
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Betrayal Aspect
'Disloyal' often implies betrayal, suggesting a violation of trust.
His disloyal decision to share company secrets betrayed his employer's trust.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Emotions
Using 'disloyal' can evoke strong negative feelings, such as hurt or anger.
She felt disloyal when she realized she secretly hoped her friend's business would fail.
Pro Tip 3/3Political Context
'Disloyal' is frequently used in political contexts to describe someone not supporting their party.
The senator was accused of being disloyal for voting against the party line.
Pro Tip 1/3Betrayal Aspect
'Disloyal' often implies betrayal, suggesting a violation of trust.
His disloyal decision to share company secrets betrayed his employer's trust.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Emotions
Using 'disloyal' can evoke strong negative feelings, such as hurt or anger.
She felt disloyal when she realized she secretly hoped her friend's business would fail.
Pro Tip 3/3Political Context
'Disloyal' is frequently used in political contexts to describe someone not supporting their party.
The senator was accused of being disloyal for voting against the party line.
Pro Tip 1/3Betrayal Aspect
'Disloyal' often implies betrayal, suggesting a violation of trust.
His disloyal decision to share company secrets betrayed his employer's trust.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Emotions
Using 'disloyal' can evoke strong negative feelings, such as hurt or anger.
She felt disloyal when she realized she secretly hoped her friend's business would fail.
Pro Tip 3/3Political Context
'Disloyal' is frequently used in political contexts to describe someone not supporting their party.
The senator was accused of being disloyal for voting against the party line.
Compare with
deceitfuldisingenuousfaithlessfalseperfidioustraitoroustreacherousunfaithful
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What if a US presidential...
helps the tens of millions of people who voted for that person to accept the outcome. Acknowledge the winner, however begrudgingly, and then just get up the next morning, go to work, go to school, maybe disappointed but not disloyal to America's government.
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What if a US presidential...
helps the tens of millions of people who voted for that person to accept the outcome. Acknowledge the winner, however begrudgingly, and then just get up the next morning, go to work, go to school, maybe disappointed but not disloyal to America's government.
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Safari Live - Day 190 PIPE...
the only thing here is disloyal crashing the bones
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Jhumpa Lahiri
American Author
I think there are a lot of misconceptions on both sides, the developing vs. the developed world, especially about America. I've felt the frustration in my lack of belonging to any one place, but I've also felt it liberating to be able to appreciate something without feeling disloyal to my own culture.
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Jim Brown
American Athlete
You cannot get me to be disloyal to a friend. You just can't do it. Loyalty is a part of what I live by. I didn't say I was going to be loyal to my friend because he was right. I'm going to be loyal to my friend because he's my friend.
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Lewis B. Smedes
American Author
What is a disloyal act? A person is disloyal if he treats you as a stranger when, in fact, he belongs to you as a friend or partner. Each of us is bound to some special others by the invisible fibers of loyalty.
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Lewis Thomas
American Scientist
It is a distortion, with something profoundly disloyal about it, to picture the human being as a teetering, fallible contraption, always needing watching and patching, always on the verge of flapping to pieces.
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Stan Lee
American Writer
I don't sound disloyal, but I've never had a pair of Marvel pyjamas or underwear. I do have a lot of Marvel figurines at home in a cabinet. Every time they make a new Marvel figure I put it in my cabinet.
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John Burns
English Activist
The men who made the war were profuse in their praises of the man who kicked the P.M. out of his office and now degrades by his disloyal, dishonest and lying presence the greatest office in the State.
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Sam Gyimah
British Politician
Parliament is a tribal place. So the most difficult thing is to be labelled disloyal, even if you think you are standing up for a principle. The rejection is quite strong.
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Julie Andrews
English Actress
I adored my birth father and constantly worried that I was being disloyal to him and his schoolteacher roots if I spent too much time performing and enjoying it.
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Mario Vargas Llosa
Peruvian Writer
In fiction, you are not limited by real facts. You can manipulate reality; you can invent without being disloyal to the essence of history.
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Kevin Bacon
American Actor
There's the most resistance to an actor singing. It's like I'm being disloyal to my industry.
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Jhumpa Lahiri
American Author
I think there are a lot of misconceptions on both sides, the developing vs. the developed world, especially about America. I've felt the frustration in my lack of belonging to any one place, but I've also felt it liberating to be able to appreciate something without feeling disloyal to my own culture.
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Jim Brown
American Athlete
You cannot get me to be disloyal to a friend. You just can't do it. Loyalty is a part of what I live by. I didn't say I was going to be loyal to my friend because he was right. I'm going to be loyal to my friend because he's my friend.
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Lewis B. Smedes
American Author
What is a disloyal act? A person is disloyal if he treats you as a stranger when, in fact, he belongs to you as a friend or partner. Each of us is bound to some special others by the invisible fibers of loyalty.
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Lewis Thomas
American Scientist
It is a distortion, with something profoundly disloyal about it, to picture the human being as a teetering, fallible contraption, always needing watching and patching, always on the verge of flapping to pieces.
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Stan Lee
American Writer
I don't sound disloyal, but I've never had a pair of Marvel pyjamas or underwear. I do have a lot of Marvel figurines at home in a cabinet. Every time they make a new Marvel figure I put it in my cabinet.
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John Burns
English Activist
The men who made the war were profuse in their praises of the man who kicked the P.M. out of his office and now degrades by his disloyal, dishonest and lying presence the greatest office in the State.
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Sam Gyimah
British Politician
Parliament is a tribal place. So the most difficult thing is to be labelled disloyal, even if you think you are standing up for a principle. The rejection is quite strong.
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Julie Andrews
English Actress
I adored my birth father and constantly worried that I was being disloyal to him and his schoolteacher roots if I spent too much time performing and enjoying it.
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Mario Vargas Llosa
Peruvian Writer
In fiction, you are not limited by real facts. You can manipulate reality; you can invent without being disloyal to the essence of history.
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Kevin Bacon
American Actor
There's the most resistance to an actor singing. It's like I'm being disloyal to my industry.
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