Disloyal — Dis*loy al, a. [Pref. dis + loyal: cf. OF. desloial, desleal, F. d[ e]loyal. See {Loyal}.] Not loyal; not true to a sovereign or lawful superior, or to the government under which one lives; false where allegiance is due; faithless; as, a subject… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disloyal — index broken (unfulfilled), disobedient, faithless, hostile, insidious, insubordinate, irresponsible … Law dictionary
disloyal — early 15c. (implied in disloyally), from O.Fr. desloial, desleal (Mod.Fr. déloyal) treacherous, false, deceitful, from des (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + loial (see LOYAL (Cf. loyal)) … Etymology dictionary
disloyal — *faithless, false, perfidious, traitorous, treacherous Analogous words: disaffected, estranged, alienated (see ESTRANGE): *inconstant, fickle, unstable Antonyms: loyal Contrasted words: *faithful, constant, true, staunch, steadfast, resolute … New Dictionary of Synonyms
disloyal — [adj] unfaithful alienated, apostate, cheating, disaffected, double crossing, estranged, faithless, false, perfidious, recreant, seditious, snaky*, subversive, traitorous, treacherous, treasonable, two faced*, twotiming*, unloyal, unpatriotic,… … New thesaurus
disloyal — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not loyal or faithful. DERIVATIVES disloyally adverb disloyalty noun … English terms dictionary
disloyal — [dis loi′əl] adj. [OFr desloial: see DIS & LOYAL] not loyal or faithful; faithless SYN. FAITHLESS disloyally adv … English World dictionary
disloyal — dis|loy|al [ dıs lɔıəl ] adjective not loyal to someone you have a close relationship with or an organization that you belong to: Disloyal Democrats were welcomed into the Republican Party. disloyal to: She has no intention of being disloyal to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
disloyal — UK [dɪsˈlɔɪəl] / US adjective not loyal to someone who you have a close relationship with or to an organization that you belong to Disloyal Conservatives were welcomed into the Liberal Party. disloyal to: She has no intention of being disloyal to … English dictionary
disloyal — adj. disloyal to * * * [dɪs lɔɪəl] disloyal to … Combinatory dictionary