Unfaithfulness
41disloyalty — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. infidelity, inconstancy, treachery, unfaithfulness, recreancy, apostasy, betrayal of trust, faithlessness, disaffection, subversion, sedition, treason, deliberate breaking of faith, breach of trust, subversive activity,… …
42infidelity — c.1400, want of faith, unbelief in religion; false belief, paganism; also (early 15c.) unfaithfulness or disloyalty to a person (originally to a sovereign, by 16c. to a lover or spouse), from Fr. infidélité, from L. infidelitatem (nom.… …
43adultery — adultery, fornication, incest designate forms of illicit sexual intercourse which are clearly distinguished in legal use, both civil and ecclesiastical. Adultery implies unfaithfulness to one’s spouse, and therefore can be applied only to sexual… …
44jealous — jeal•ous [[t]ˈdʒɛl əs[/t]] adj. 1) resentful and envious, as of someone s success, advantages, etc.: to be jealous of a rich brother[/ex] 2) proceeding from suspicious fears or envious resentment: a jealous rage[/ex] 3) inclined to suspicions of… …
45infidelity — [in΄fə del′ə tē] n. [L infidelitas < infidelis: see INFIDEL] 1. the fact or state of being an infidel 2. unfaithfulness or disloyalty to another; esp., sexual unfaithfulness of a husband or wife; adultery 3. pl. infidelities an unfaithful or… …
46faithlessness — noun unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous • Syn: ↑falseness, ↑fickleness, ↑inconstancy • Derivationally related forms: ↑inconstant (for: ↑inconstancy), ↑fickle …
47falseness — noun 1. the state of being false or untrue argument could not determine its truth or falsity • Syn: ↑falsity • Ant: ↑truth (for: ↑falsity) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
48fickleness — noun unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous • Syn: ↑faithlessness, ↑falseness, ↑inconstancy • Derivationally related forms: ↑inconstant (for: ↑inconstancy), ↑fickle, ↑ …
49inconstancy — noun 1. the quality of being changeable and variable • Syn: ↑changefulness • Ant: ↑constancy • Derivationally related forms: ↑changeful (for: ↑changefulness), ↑ …
50dis|loy|al|ty — «dihs LOY uhl tee», noun, plural ties. 1. lack of loyalty; unfaithfulness: »The traitor was imprisoned for disloyalty to his country. 2. a disloyal act: »Revealing secrets to the enemy in wartime is a disloyalty. Synonym Study 1 Disloyalty …
