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disloyal
What does disloyal mean?
disloyal (adjective): deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use disloyal in a sentence?
- Disloyal aides revealed his indiscretions to the papers. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce disloyal?
/dɪˈslɔɪəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does disloyal come from?
From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman desleal, desloial, equivalent to dis- + loyal.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of disloyal?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “disloyal” mean?
pleasant; pleasing, bringing enjoyment, satisfaction, or pleasure
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remaining in its original, pristine state, undamaged; not altered
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deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle
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commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position
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