traitorousness

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trai·tor·ous

(trā′tər-əs)

adj.

1. Having the character of a traitor; disloyal See Synonyms at faithless.

2. Constituting treason: a traitorous act.

trai′tor·ous·ly adv.

trai′tor·ous·ness n.

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traitorousness

(ˈtreɪtərəsnəs)

the quality or state of being traitorous

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traitorousness - disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior

subversiveness, treason

disloyalty - the quality of being disloyal

betrayal - the quality of aiding an enemy

traitorousness

noun

1. Willful violation of allegiance to one's country:

sedition, seditiousness, treason.

2. Betrayal, especially of a moral obligation:

disloyalty, faithlessness, false-heartedness, falseness, falsity, infidelity, perfidiousness, perfidy, treacherousness, treachery, unfaithfulness.

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He makes a glancing reference to Irish traitorousness and dwells on the slothfulness of the Anglo-Saxon race," exemplified by Southern poor whites.