treacherousness

treacherousness
noun see treacherous

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  • treacherousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Willful betrayal of fidelity, confidence, or trust: perfidy, treachery, treason. See TRUST. 2. Betrayal, especially of a moral obligation: disloyalty, faithlessness, false heartedness, falseness, falsity, infidelity …   English dictionary for students

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  • treachery — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. treason, perfidy, faithlessness, disloyalty, infidelity, falsity, falseness. See improbity, deception. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. faithlessness, disloyalty, betrayal; see dishonesty , treason . III… …   English dictionary for students

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