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disloyalty

/dɪsˈlɔɪ.(j)əɫ.ti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
dis-loy-al-ty
IPA
/dɪsˈlɔɪ.(j)əɫ.ti/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act of being disloyal; a betrayal, faithbreach.

Countable

noun

The quality of being disloyal.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Old French desloiauté (Modern French déloyauté), from des- + loiauté (“loyalty”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɪsˈlɔɪ.(j)əɫ.ti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

disloyalties (plural)

Phrases

disloyalty card

Frequently Paired Words

disloyal loyalty

Rhymes With

loyalty royalty

Questions

How do you pronounce disloyalty?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈlɔɪ.(j)əɫ.ti/.
What does disloyalty mean?
An act of being disloyal; a betrayal, faithbreach.
Where does disloyalty come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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