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Meaning of disloyal in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌdɪsˈlɔɪ(ə)l/

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  1. Qualitative Adjective

    disloyal

    Etymology

    late 15th century: from Old French desloial, from des- (expressing negation) + loial‘loyal’

    Definitions

    1. showing lack of love for your country

    Synonyms

    • un-American

    Antonyms

    • patriotic
    • loyal
  2. 2. deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle

    Examples

    • « disloyal aides revealed his indiscretions to the papers »

    Synonyms

    • awol
    • faithless
    • traitorous
    • unfaithful
    • insurgent
    • seditious
    • subversive
    • mutinous
    • rebel(a)
    • rebelling(a)
    • rebellious
    • recreant
    • renegade
    • traitorous
    • treasonable
    • treasonous

    Antonyms

    • loyal

Famous quotes

  • « I had a big Akita, Yoshi, who was fabulous. I loved him. We lost him when he was 12, and I've never been able to replace him. Normally, most people lose a pet and get another and keep going on. But it just felt wrong to me it felt disloyal. »
    Robert Crais
  • « Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels - men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, may we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion. »
    Dwight D. Eisenhower

See also

  • unpatriotic

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