English > disloyal: 2 senses > adjective 2| Meaning | deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle. |
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| Example | "disloyal aides revealed his indiscretions to the papers" |
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| Attribute of | loyalty, trueness | The quality of being loyal |
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| Narrower | faithless, traitorous, unfaithful, treasonable, treasonous | Having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor / traitor |
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| insurgent, seditious, subversive | In opposition to a civil authority or government |
| mutinous | Consisting of or characterized by or inciting to mutiny |
| rebellious | Participating in organized resistance to a constituted government |
| recreant, renegade | Having deserted a cause or principle |
| See also | unpatriotic, disloyal | showing lack of love for your country |
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| Opposite | loyal | steadfast in allegiance or duty |
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| Spanish | desleal, infiel |
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| Adverbs | disloyally | without loyalty |
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