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- pronunciation:
- tre
ch
rs
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
betraying or likely to betray trust; traitorous; faithless.
The treacherous officer betrayed his general.- antonyms:
- faithful, loyal, trustworthy
- similar words:
- false, mutinous, unfaithful
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| definition 2: |
dangerous; risky.
The sea was treacherous in the storm.- antonyms:
- safe
- similar words:
- dangerous, perilous, precarious, risky
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| related words: |
deceitful, disloyal, infamous, shifty, two-faced |
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| derivations: |
treacherously (adv.), treacherousness (n.) |
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