faithlessness

noun

Definition of faithlessnessnext
1
as in infidelity
lack of faithfulness especially to one's husband or wife a wife who long ago became resigned to the chronic faithlessness of her husband

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2
as in betrayal
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another the former butler's mercenary faithlessness shocked and offended the royal family

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  1. infidelity
  2. betrayal
  3. adultery
  4. treachery
  5. disloyalty
  6. treason
Noun
  • What readers are saying The comments on the article discuss various aspects of financial infidelity and its impact on relationships.
    — Jenna Ryu, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The podcast’s indefinite hiatus comes shortly after Hila accused her husband of infidelity on her own Instagram account late Thursday night.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of infidelity
Noun
  • The boldest declarations of solidarity, Lee knows, often precede the quietest and cruellest of betrayals.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Secretly draining shared savings or hiding major debt are obvious betrayals.
    — Jenna Ryu, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of betrayal
Noun
  • The idea shows up in mythology—from Zeus transforming into every kind of animal to commit adultery to Psyche being warned that her new husband, Eros, would be grotesque—as well as in folklore and countless retellings of Beauty and the Beast.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Specifically, Pickard said his understanding of the immunity deal is that his testimony about adultery and an inappropriate relationship cannot be used against him as part of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of adultery
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  • The killings and his six-week trial in 2023 captivated the true crime world with a mix of treachery, corruption, money, power and Southern accents.
    — Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The killings of Murdaugh’s wife and son and his subsequent six-week trial captivated the true crime world with a mix of treachery, corruption, money, power and Southern accents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of treachery
Noun
  • There’s a sense that doubt would be a form of disloyalty to what came before you, or that admitting a weakness undermines the confidence of the people around you.
    — Flavio Maluf, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • During the government’s response to protests in 2014, Maduro instructed officials to increase the intensity of interrogations involving military personnel suspected of disloyalty, prosecutors say.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of disloyalty
Noun
  • The deaths of two CIA agents and two Mexican officers in an April crash after a drug-lab raid have triggered a rare federal treason case against Chihuahua’s former top prosecutor.
    — María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Mexico has not successfully brought to trial a charge of treason in decades despite a recent attempt.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
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“Faithlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faithlessness. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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