Traitorous
adjective
Being disloyal or unfaithful towards someone, especially your country or the people you are suppose to support and protect.
His traitorous actions have caused great harm to the country.
Often appears as...
- traitorous actions
- traitorous behavior
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Being disloyal or unfaithful towards someone, especially your country or the people you are suppose to support and protect.
His traitorous actions have caused great harm to the country.
Often appears as...
- traitorous actions
- traitorous behavior
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Use 'traitorous' to express strong negative feelings about someone's disloyalty.
After the coup, the general's traitorous allegiance shocked the nation.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Betrayal
'Traitorous' implies a betrayal of trust in a serious context, such as politics or relationships.
He felt her selling the family heirloom was a traitorous breach of trust.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Specific
The term often relates to betrayal in a high-stakes situation, not minor disloyalties.
The spy's traitorous disclosure of secrets could endanger many lives.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Use 'traitorous' to express strong negative feelings about someone's disloyalty.
After the coup, the general's traitorous allegiance shocked the nation.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Betrayal
'Traitorous' implies a betrayal of trust in a serious context, such as politics or relationships.
He felt her selling the family heirloom was a traitorous breach of trust.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Specific
The term often relates to betrayal in a high-stakes situation, not minor disloyalties.
The spy's traitorous disclosure of secrets could endanger many lives.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Use 'traitorous' to express strong negative feelings about someone's disloyalty.
After the coup, the general's traitorous allegiance shocked the nation.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Betrayal
'Traitorous' implies a betrayal of trust in a serious context, such as politics or relationships.
He felt her selling the family heirloom was a traitorous breach of trust.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Specific
The term often relates to betrayal in a high-stakes situation, not minor disloyalties.
The spy's traitorous disclosure of secrets could endanger many lives.
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Video examples
Shekhar Kapur: We are...
Here, my lady. Tell me, is it true? Are you with child? Are you with child? Yes, my lady. Traitorous.
Video examples
Shekhar Kapur: We are...
Here, my lady. Tell me, is it true? Are you with child? Are you with child? Yes, my lady. Traitorous.
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Quote examples
Brin-Jonathan Butler
American Journalist
Rigondeaux was Cuba's answer to Bobby Fischer who transformed into a kind of Lee Harvey Oswald traitorous creature in that society. He escaped on a smuggler's boat and toppled one of the best fighters in the world in 2013 with his obliteration of Nonito Donaire at Radio City Music Hall. He made it look so easy, his career has never recovered.
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Jimmy Carter
American President
Unfortunately, after Sept. 11, there was an outburst in America of intense suffering and patriotism, and the Bush administration was very shrewd and effective in painting anyone who disagreed with the policies as unpatriotic or even traitorous.
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Han Fei
Chinese Philosopher
A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
Quote examples
Brin-Jonathan Butler
American Journalist
Rigondeaux was Cuba's answer to Bobby Fischer who transformed into a kind of Lee Harvey Oswald traitorous creature in that society. He escaped on a smuggler's boat and toppled one of the best fighters in the world in 2013 with his obliteration of Nonito Donaire at Radio City Music Hall. He made it look so easy, his career has never recovered.
Quote examples
Jimmy Carter
American President
Unfortunately, after Sept. 11, there was an outburst in America of intense suffering and patriotism, and the Bush administration was very shrewd and effective in painting anyone who disagreed with the policies as unpatriotic or even traitorous.
Quote examples
Han Fei
Chinese Philosopher
A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
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