adjective
disloyal
dihs-LOY-uh
adjective
1
Not faithful or loyal, especially to a person, group, or country one is expected to support.
"His colleagues saw him as disloyal after he leaked the company's plans."
How to Use Disloyal
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishFailing to stay faithful or supportive when loyalty was expected.
Common pairings
disloyal to
accused of being disloyal
Word Forms
more disloyal comparative, most disloyal superlative
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman desleal/desloial, formed from dis- + loyal.