disloyalty

noun

dis·​loy·​al·​ty (ˌ)dis-ˈlȯi(-ə)l-tē How to pronounce disloyalty (audio)
: lack of loyalty

Examples of disloyalty in a Sentence

His disloyalty to the company led to his dismissal. She had no tolerance for disloyalty among those under her command.
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The Game is speaking up after the controversial figure attempted to call him out for disloyalty on X/Twitter. Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 14 Apr. 2025 The director of the National Security Agency, Gen. Timothy Haugh, was among the numerous officials far-right activist Laura Loomer urged President Donald Trump to remove during her official Oval Office meeting earlier this week, citing evidence of disloyalties, multiple sources tell ABC News. Will Steakin, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2025 President Donald Trump lashed out at four Republican senators on Wednesday, accusing them of disloyalty for opposing his push to impose tariffs on Canada over fentanyl trafficking. Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025 Jewishness still represents disloyalty and waywardness, and a thing that is in concert with natives and their aspirations for national liberation. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disloyalty

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of disloyalty was in the 15th century

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“Disloyalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disloyalty. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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